Rita Enemuru, Reporting
In a significant blow to criminal elements terrorising the Ughelli axis, operatives of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended two suspected armed robbers, seizing a cache of illicit narcotics in a separate operation on the Ozoro/Oleh highway.
The anti-crime onslaught, which occurred on the evening of 14 June, saw the Command’s Anti-Vice Squad, working hand-in-glove with local vigilantes, storm the Okorodafe district of Ughelli. Acting on actionable intelligence, the team swooped on the area at approximately 4:30 pm, bringing 29-year-old Moses Francis into custody.
During a tense grilling session, Mr Francis reportedly sang like a canary, confessing to a litany of violent robberies, including a brutal heist on Aro Street, Ughelli, back in April.
Determined to clean up the streets, he led lawmen to a criminal hideout in the city where they nabbed his alleged accomplice, 26-year-old Cosmos Erueseke, at about 5:40 pm the same day.
A police source revealed that the duo are currently “helping with enquiries” as detectives race against time to dismantle the entire syndicate and recover the firearms used to terrorise innocent citizens.
In a separate dawn raid, officers on stop-and-search duties along the Ozoro/Oleh Expressway intercepted a Toyota Sienna (registration FST 242 YK) at 4:00 am.
However, the crafty driver abandoned the vehicle and made a daring dash into the dense bush, evading capture.
A search of the abandoned motor revealed a motherlode of dangerous substances, including large consignments of Codeine, Tramadol, Swinol, Man G, and Vega.
Addressing the press, Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, hailed the operatives for their tenacity. He vowed that the Command would continue its relentless crusade to eradicate criminal networks and drug peddlers, ensuring that residents of the State can sleep peacefully at night.
