By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
Police operatives in Delta State have recorded a major breakthrough,with the recovery of no fewer six firearms and large quantities of live ammunition and cartridges.
Seven cutlasses and substances suspected to be charms were also recorded during the operation.
Our correspondent gathered that the offensive weapons were recovered at a kidnappers hideout during a raid by operatives in conjunction with military operatives.
According to report, the Divisional Police Officer of Ekpan Division CSP Aliyu Shaba led the team to the hideout at Agadaga avenue off Jakpa road, Ekpan, where a thorough search was conducted at an uncompleted building where the weapons were recovered.
The Delta State Police Command Spokesperson DSP Bright Edafe who made the disclosure in a release on Tuesday said the operatives acted on several complaints from residents of the area on the activities of suspected kidnappers and armed robbers.
” Sequel to the numerous complaints from residents of Ekpan and environs on the antecedents of kidnappers and armed robbers in Ekpan, Warri, and environs, the Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Wale Abass psc, ordered the deployment of CSP Aliyu Shaba to Ekpan Police Station with a clear mandate to sanitize the area and ensure that Ekpan and environs are safe for all resident.
” Consequently, the newly posted DPO, acting on credible intelligence gathered on the hideout of suspected kidnappers, armed robbers, and the location of their weapons, on 03/07/2023 at about 1600hrs, led a combined team of policemen attached to Ekpan division and military personnel of 3 battalion Nigerian army Ekpan, on a sting operation and raided their hideout at Agadaga avenue off Jakpa road, Ekpan, where a thorough search was conducted at an uncompleted building during which one (1) AK-47 Rifle with five (5) magazines loaded with One Hundred and Sixty-one (161) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one (1) Assault Rifle with two magazines loaded with fifty-nine (59) rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, two English pump-action guns, One Hundred and Ten (110) rounds of live cartridges, one (1) Double Barrel gun, one Single Barrel gun, one toy gun, cutlasses, and a bunch of charms wrapped in a cap were retrieved. A frantic effort to arrest the criminal syndicate is ongoing.
” The commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass psc solicits maximum cooperation from members of the public, particularly Deltans, especially in the area of making available any useful information that will aid in crime fighting to the Police”, the release stated.
