Thursday 7th Oct.2021: The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Mohammed Ali has listed the achievements made by the State Command under his leadership since the 25th August 2021 till date
Ali who made this known to the press recently in a briefing said it was a medium for the police and the press to interact on the successes recorded by the Command.
Highlighting the successes,he disclosed that as part of measures to tame the
practices of cultism and drug abuse in the Command, it will
be embarking on a sensitization program across the State with a view
to disabusing the mind of the youths against cult related practices
and drug abuse.
He added that he had During the last officers conference, instructed Area Commanders, DPOS,
and Tactical Commanders to sustain raiding of criminal hideouts/black
spots that is ongoing within their area of responsibilities while
admonishing them on the need to remain committed in their primary
duties which include protection of lives and properties, maintenance
of law and order etc, and to always lecture their men to be civil and
polite when dealing with members of the public because, the Command
would deal with any erring officer.
Some of the notable achievements mentioned by the Police boss includes;
The arrest of Ogor Mokwe 28, a suspected armed robber and recovery of seven hundred and fifty (750) rounds of live cartridges from Ajaji Village Illah.
Death of suspected kidnnappers of one Mrs Obiagheli Eze-Nwane and one Fubu ‘m’ who is into oil and gas adding that men of the Command Special Anti-kidnappingand Cyber-Crime Squad in a combined effort with operatives of Intelligence Response Unit Force Headquarters Abuja intercepted the gang around Agbor. Four of the suspects lost their lives in the hospital after engaging the Police team in a gun duel and one (1)Ak 47 rifle, two(2) magazines, two pump
action guns, twenty-eight (28) rounds of AK 47 live ammunition, thirty
one (31) rounds of live cartridges was recovered and Investigation is ongoing.
The arrest of one Solomon Ebe ‘m’ 37,and recovery of 340 three hundred and forty rounds of live ammunition concealed in a bag of garri on the 1st Oct 2021 by a patrol team in Bomadi Division, he was arrested upon search when the motorcycle he boarded was intercepted in Tuomo Community Burutu LGA
The arrest of one Omote Augustine 'm' A.K.A Elephant 30yrs a notorious kidnappers and recovery of vehicle on the the 29th of Sept.2021,he had
carried out several kidnappings in Oleh and its environs was sighted
in Olomoro where he was arrested with 2 others named Oghenevwede Clement 'm'
28yrs old and Saturday Amos 'm' 26yrs o
The arrest of suspected cultists and foiled initiation process on THE 25TH Sept.2021 in the bush in Onicha-ugbo community in Anicha North LGA.Ten (10) male suspected cultists were arrested,one locally made revolver pistol four (4) live and one (1)
expended 9mm ammunition and two expended cartridges were recovered
from two of the suspected cultist while some weeds suspected to be
Indian hemp, one Honda Accord car with Reg no. Lagos KSF 586 DU,
five motorcycles were recovered.
The arrest of six additional suspects involved in the murder of the Prince of Orhuwhorun, one
Prince Eric Takerere, two mobile police men and their rifles carted
away and also the attempted murder of his brother prince Franklyn
Takerere On the 06/09/2021. Efforts has been on to arrest the other fleeing members of
the gang., Operatives from the Delta State
Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad (SAKCCS) carried out diligent
and painstaking investigation on the two suspects one Godspower
Agabarhayowe “AKA” GANAGANA ‘m’ age 27 years and Tony Edwin ‘m’ age 27
years that were arrested and six other suspects on 09/07/2021 in connection to the murder. They also led the operatives to their armoury where two AK47
rifles, one pump action gun, one locally made pistol, four magazines,
seventy six rounds of live ammunition and thirty eight rounds of live
cartridges were recovered.
The arrest of suspected and the recovery of stolen Dangote truck with nine hundred bags of cement on 31st August 2021 by the Illah Divisional patrol team along Illah-Asaba road.Four
(4) suspects namely Ozioma Umez 'm', Uchenna Idenyi 'm', Chibuike
Nwamgbo 'm' and Chiolada Nomha 'm' were arrested in connection with
the crime. Two (2) cutlasses were also recovered from the suspects.
The death of armed robbers and the recovery of two AK47 rifles,three magazines and ammunition on the 28th September 2021 by Out-Jeremi patrol team along Egbo/Otokutu road where four(4)
suspected armed robbers who had earlier snatched two (2) vehicles, a
Gold colour Toyota Camry with Reg. No. RSH 291 AW and a Custom colour
Lexus 350 Jeep with Reg. No. WWR 737 KL abandoned the vehicles at
Otokutu community due to suspected mechanical faults and were escaping
in a tricycle. The team swung into action and chased the hoodlums but
the gang on sighting the police team opened fire on them and in the
ensuing gun battle the hoodlums were forced to abandon the tricycle.
Two of the hoodlums escaped and ran into the bush while two others
were fatally wounded and found in the tricycle with gunshot injuries.
One Ak47 rifle with breech No. not visible, an empty magazine, a cash
sum of two hundred thousand naira (#200,000.00), gold jewelries were
recovered. The suspects who sustained gunshot injuries where rushed to
the hospital where they gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.It took the efforts of Police team combing the bush to recover another AK 47 rifle with breach number NK344397
with two magazines and 3 live ammunition.
The case of murder and arrest of one
bouncer Francis Utuedor who stabbed one Oghenemaro Eriana ‘m’ age 15yrs on
the right side of the victim’s chest, Victim was rushed to the
Hospital where he was confirmed dead. The suspect was arrested and
currently undergoing investigation.
CP ARI MOHAMMED concluded by assuring residents of Delta State of adequate security, also soliciting for their continuous understanding,
support and cooperation with the State Government and Police
Authorities in the fight against crime and criminality.
