Delta Police Foiled Robbery, Recovers Ammunition

In what could have lead to a robbery incident was on Tuesday averted by the operatives of “Decoy Squad” attached to Delta State Police Command in Asaba.

According to a release by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) said the command had received a distress call on the fateful day that
some suspicious looking persons using a tricycle in the area.

The move which he said prompted the Police detailed to the area where the hoodlums on sighting the Police abandoned a de-faced tricycle and took to their heels.

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He explained that upon a thorough search of the tricycle, a fabricated AK 47 rifle, twelve (12) rounds of 9mm live ammunition and twenty-three (23) live cartridges all concealed in black polythene bag and hidden beneath the rear passenger’s seat were recovered.

The Delta Police image maker noted that effort is been intensified in collaboration with local vigilantes to arrest the fleeing suspects.

Speaking on the matter, the Commissioner of Police in the State, Ari Muhammed Ali appreciates the efforts of the residents in the State who always avail the Command with useful information that aids in crime fighting.

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He equally urges them to continue to collaborate with the Command, noting that crime has no jurisdiction, as criminals does not have human sympathy and as such should not be allowed to go about their mischievous deeds unhindered.

He also assures all that the identity of anyone who gives information to the Police will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

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