Delta State Police Command has continued in its streak of successes in proactively tackling crime in the state as it apprehended several suspected criminals in different parts of the State in the past one week.
This is even as the Commissioner of Police, Ari Mohammed Ali, has continued to reassure Deltans of the command’s commitment to a safe and secure State.
In a statement by the Delta State Police PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, the CP said the ‘stop and search’ policing strategy currently adopted by the command was yielding tremendous result.
According to the CP, the strategy ensures that the command takes the fight to the criminals’ hideout before they ever contemplate any attack on victims.
“Stop and search is an important part of proactive policing according to the Commissioner of Police Delta state CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, psc+.
“The CP said it is far better to take the fight to the door step of criminals, arrest and prosecute them even before they carry out their nefarious activities,” the statement said.
According to the release, “CP has assured Deltans that the Command will continue to sustain this tempo with a view to seeing that the state is safe for all.”
Among the recent successes recorded by the command in crime bust, was the arrest of a suspected armed robber on NPA expressway, Warri, when a three-man gang was apprehended by the anti-crime patrol team attached to Ekpan Police Station.
The release gave the details as follow:
“On the 26/11/21 at about 2315 hours, Anti-Crime patrol team attached to Ekpan Police Station while on visibility patrol/stop and search duty flagged down a motorcycle with three occupants by Benjones in Hausa Market along NPA Expressway, Warri.
“The suspects alighted from the motorcycle and one of them surprisingly shot at the team but the team who were strategically positioned returned same. During the gun duel, one of the suspects named Yusuf Ibrahim ‘m’ age 27, was shot on his left foot which brought him down and he was arrested along with the rider of the motorcycle, one Hashimu Garba ‘m’ 30 yrs of Mami Market, Effurun, while the third suspect escaped.
“Exhibit recovered includes one cut-to-size locally made single barrel gun, three live cartridges and two expended cartridges. Manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.”
The release also detailed the arrest of two suspected armed robbers in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, who were caught with arms and ammunition.
It stated that: “On 19/11/2021 at about 1530hrs Kwale Divisional Patrol team while on stop and search duty along Afieze street Kwale intercepted one Qlink motorcycle with reg no EHR 609 LU with two occupants namely Ohajiaka Sunday ‘m’ aged 24yrs of Ogwu Ikpere Community of Ogbaru LGA in Anambra State and one Rukevwe Jagu ‘m aged 24yrs of same address but a native of Oriah in Abraka.
“Upon searching the suspects, one locally made revolver pistol loaded with one live ammunition, forty two (42) rounds of assorted live ammunition, several charms and the sum of 103,500 Naira were recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing.”
