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Police in Delta arrest 5 suspected kidnappers, 12 cultists, 3 serial car snatchers

by NewsNet Nigeria
4 years ago
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Police in Delta arrest 5 suspected kidnappers, 12 cultists, 3 serial car snatchers
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Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers and kidnappers at their criminal hideout in Ogorode-Sapele in Sapele Local Government Area of the state.

Briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Asaba, the state Commissioner for Police, CP Ari Mohammed Ali, the suspects were arrested on Sunday, August 15, 2021, by the Command’s Special Anti-cult unit (SACU) operatives, when they stormed their hideout.

The CP said during the operation, “five suspects namely; Nelson Ofurhie ‘m’ age 40yrs,Efe Adams ‘m’ age 32yrs,Williams Onufuevue ‘m’ age 46yrs,Enajitu Itiefie ‘m’ age 37yrs and Oghenero Eruteta ‘m’ age 37yrs were arrested”.

He said exhibits recovered from them includes, one AK 47 rifle with breech no. KT1921, one locally fabricated AK47 rifle, two pump action gun, two locally made single barrel gun, forty-seven rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition and some quantity of hard drugs.

Others were one ash colour Mercedes Benz Jeep reg. No. AFZ 735 HW, one white colour Lexus Jeep with reg. No. KUJ 983 NW and one ash colour corolla car with Reg. No. SAP 911 MX.

Speaking further, CP Ali said on Saturday, August 14, 2021, on Saturday, August 14, 2021, the CP said a combined team comprising of all tactical squads, Ogwashi-uku patrol teams and vigilante raided Agidiese Quarters, where twelve suspected cultists were arrested.

Among those arrested are Chiedu Ewuzie ‘m’, Bright Ushiagwu ‘m’ AKA Small, and Nnamdi Okocha ‘m’, who become to a dreaded arrow barger cult group.

The suspects according to CP Ali have been on the run after they allegedly murdered one Ifeanyi Umeadi sometime in the month of July 2021 at Ogbeofu quater in Ogwashi Uku. Nine of the suspected cultists have been charged to court, while the other three murder suspects are still undergoing investigation.

Also, on Saturday, August 14, 2021, the Delta police boss said, acting on credible intelligence a Toyota Sienna Sedan car with Reg. No. AJL 330 PC Silver colour was recovered at Elemedo Hotel Bonsac Asaba.

He explained that the vehicle was removed from where it was parked at Amichi in Anambra state and brought to Asaba by three suspected serial car snatchers: Oyinaya Augustine ‘m ‘ age 48yrs, Bishop Ifeanyi Eneh ‘m’ of Ikotun Egbe Lagos state and Lilian Eze ‘f’ 27yrs.

“The suspect (Oyinaya Augustine) has been a popular notorious car snatcher who was one time arrested in November 2010 and charged to court in Anambra, he has been on the business of car snatching for the past twenty years. The other suspect (Bishop Ifeanyi Eneh) has always been his lawyer who uses human right to attack law enforcement agencies from arresting and prosecuting the said suspect and he was to take the vehicle to Lagos but Luck ran out of him this time as he was caught in the act,” said the CP.

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