Ndudi Anyim
Policemen in Delta State have foiled a kidnap, cum armed robbery attempt at Odiaen Junction in Warri.
It was gathered that the operatives from ‘A’ Division, were on patrol, when they heard gun shots and swiftly traced the location of shots.
According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, as the patrol team closed in on the hoodlums, they quickly abandon the victims and shot sporadically and escaped into the bush.
He said: “ They abandoned one tricycle with Registration Number NDELTA EFR 060 WZ and one GSM phone. Two expended cartridges were recovered from the scene. A married couple, Alfred Erheren, 41, and Stella Maris, 39, who were hit by a stray bullet pellets from the hoodlums, were rescued by the Police and taken to the hospital where they were treated and discharged.
“ The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali has mandated that all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), ensure that this tempo be sustained and improved upon until these unwanted elements are wiped out completely. Meanwhile investigation is ongoing while serious manhunt for the fleeing hoodlums continues. ”
He enjoined Members of the public to give useful information that will aid the Police in bringing the fleeing hoodlums to book.
Similarly, operatives from the Quick Response Team of ‘A’ Division, Warri, have arrested a 26-year-old man, Obong Jeremiah Ebe, from Akwa Ibom State, at Jeddo by Hausa Quarters, with 16 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine recovered.
The PPRO stated that the suspect was under police custody, as investigation is in progress.
He noted that the arrest of the suspect followed the resolve to take the battle to criminal elements by the continuous raid of black spots and criminal hideouts.
“ Proactive policing does not only reduce crime, but when swift measures are taken, it can also save lives and properties, that is why the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali has continuously emphasize on the need for members of the public to always give timely information to the Police that will help the Police in arresting these criminal element in order to have a Safer Delta, ” he emphasized.