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12 suspected armed robbers arrested in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 12 suspected armed robbers involved in house to house robbery in Asaba.
Some of the suspects include John Dalami, Musa Suleiman, Abdullahi Jibril, Solomon Uchechukwu, Yusuf Joda, Egboka Chukwu Charles and Wisdom Syvester.
They were arrested on 08/06/2024 at about 0340hrs
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe confirmed the development in a statement;
He said,”On 08/06/2024 at about 0340hrs, the newly posted DPO CSP Edewor Akponegware received credible information from a concerned resident (name withheld) that he cited some suspicious-looking boys around the Mango Tree Market and that they were armed.”
He added, “The suspects stated that they have been involved in a series of house-to-house armed robbery operations at Issele-Asagba, Coka, and Ibusa.
“Acting on the confessions of the suspects, they led the operatives to their hideout at the back of DDPA estate Asaba where six additional suspects were arrested and three locally made cut-to-size guns were recovered.
“Investigation is ongoing.”
