Police Raid Criminal Hideouts In Delta, Arrests 153 Suspects
Operatives of Delta State Police Command have rounded up 59 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers and 94 female commercial sex workers in a raid on identified black spots at Evwreni, East West Road, and other black spots in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State.
Operatives were drawn from the Command’s operations department, SIB, Dragon Patrol, Safer Highway, Raiders, CP D-Coy squad, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and led by the Commander Dragon Patrol, CSP Graham Imade, and began the raid on May 1, 2023.
Three pump action guns, one locally made cut-to-size gun, one dagger, ten live cartridges, one suspected stolen unregistered Toyota Venza, one unregistered Mercedes Benz, one Peugeot car with registration number KJA 98 GE, nine cups of loud, codeine syrup, sachets of swinol, 20 capsules of tramadol, 31 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp were recovers as exhibits.
According to the State Police Spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, the raids were a result of the reoccurring criminal activities of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ughelli, Warri and other parts of the State.
He said the 94 commercial sex workers had been charged to Court alongside some male suspects, while others have been transferred to the Command Headquarters for further investigation.
He further stated that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Johnson Adenola, has directed that the team sustain the tempo until normalcy is completely restored in the area.
Phone lines available to the public to reach the Command for any complaint or distress situation are 08036684974, 08125958005 and 09053872287.
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