By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
Police detectives in Delta State have busted a syndicate of child theft, arresting two suspects in connection with the abduction of a 2-year old child.
The child, who was said to have been missing while playing with other children, was also rescued by the detectives.
Similarly, a notorious suspected cultist, declared wanted over reported cases of attempted murder, arson and armed robbery has been arrested by the detectives.
The Delta State Police Spokesperson DSP Bright Edafe, who made the disclosure on Saturday, gave a detailed account of the arrest in a statement made available to journalists.
It reads, ” On 3/8/2023, at about 1100hours, the Command received information from a resident of Jaret in Asaba, that on 2/8/2023, her child Ridwan Ibrahim ‘m’ aged 2yrs went missing while playing with other children in the compound of her sister whom she went to visit.
” Based on this information, the Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Wale Abass psc, detailed operatives of SIB to embark on an intelligence-led investigation. The team swung into action, analyzing the phone conversation of some suspected person.
“Consequently, on 3/8/2023, two suspects namely Mallam Sa’ad Ahmed Baba ‘m’ aged 57yrs of no. 12 Lagos Street, cable point Asaba and Halima Abubakar ‘f’ aged 25ys of Jaret cable point Asaba were arrested, and the child was rescued at Issele-Asagba where they hid the child. Investigation is ongoing.
” On 3/8/2023, at about 0700 hours, the DPO Orerokpe received information that one Ifeoma Sunday ‘m’ A’K’A COCO, a suspected notorious cultist who has been terrorizing Aghalokpe community and also wanted for his involvement in an earlier reported case of attempted murder, Arson, Armed Robbery, was sighted in the community parading with a gun.
” The DPO Orerokpe mobilized and led patrol teams to the community where the suspect was arrested and one locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun, one expended cartridge were recovered from him.
” The suspect and exhibit are in custody while investigation is ongoing”.
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass urged parents and guardians to be cautious and pay close attention to their children and wards in other not to fall victim while assuring residents that the Command will not allow these criminal syndicates to thrive in the State.
Abass therefore, called for support from members of the public especially in the area of providing credible, timely, and useful information that will aid in crime fighting to the police.
