The Delta State Police Command says that it has arrested one Lucky Sunday, an armed robbery suspect, in Sapele Local Government Area of the state.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, which was made available to journalists on Wednesday, said the Police recovered one pump-action gun, two locally made cut-to-size guns and cartridges from the armed robbery suspect.
Edafe, according to the statement, explained that on June 25, 2023, at about 20:30hrs, the DPO Sapele Division, CSP Harrison Nwabuisi, received a distress call from a victim (name withheld) that at about 2030hrs, as he alighted from his car, a suspected armed robber attacked him with a gun, cut his gold chain from his neck valued #700,000 and took to his heels.”
According to the statement, “The DPO, Sapele Division, immediately alerted the patrol team deployed around that axis. They swung into action and arrested the suspect, named Lucky Sunday ‘M’ age 25yrs, who hails from Otumara Village in Jesse. One cut-to-size double barrel locally-made pistol, three live cartridges, one torch-light phone, and the stolen gold chain were recovered from the suspect. Investigation is ongoing.
“Also, on the same date at about 1523hrs, while Police operatives from Sapele Division were on visibility patrol around Sapele and environs, they heard some suspected cultists chanting ‘ARO MATE’. The policemen swiftly moved to the area where the suspects on sighting the Police took to their heels, leaving behind a victim they were holding hostage with the intention to murder him. The victim was rescued unhurt and reunited with his family, and one pump-action gun was recovered”.
According to the statement “On 26, June, 2023, at about 0135hrs, the DPO Agbor Division, CSP Idris Haruna, received a distress call of an ongoing armed robbery operation along Uromi Junction, Agbor.
“The DPO, CSP Idris Haruna promptly responded, led operatives of the division to the scene where the hoodlums on sighting the Police took to their heels and escaped into a nearby bush abandoning one cut-to-size locally fabricated gun, one expanded cartridge.
“The victims (names withheld) aged 41 years and 36yrs, both of Agbor community, were rescued unhurt. They stated that they were attacked on their way from Agbor-Obia area towards Uromi Junction, Agbor. Exhibit in custody, investigation has commence and effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects”, it added.
