The Delta Police Command announced the retrieval of arms and ammunition in the Ekpan Community within the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, this development was disclosed in a statement issued from Warri.
Edafe explained that CSP Aliyu Shaba, the Divisional Police Officer of Ekpan Division, received credible intelligence regarding the activities of hoodlums operating in Ekpan, Warri, and nearby areas. Acting on this information, the DPO led a surveillance team from the division to pursue the suspects.
“The DPO swiftly responded to this Intel and trailed the hoodlums to their hideout behind NIGER-CAT.
“However, upon sighting the police, the hoodlums took to their heels, they were chased but to no avail,” he said, adding that an intensive search was conducted around an uncompleted building, and in the process, a certain sack was found.
He added that weapons were found inside the sack when it was searched.
“Exhibits recovered from the hoodlums include one AR rifle, two magazines, 75 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, and one locally made cut-to-size gun.
“Others are four rounds of live cartridges; one Awka-made Beretta pistol and one round of 9mm ammunition,” he said.
The spokesperson said that efforts were ongoing to identify and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
He said that the ember months’ operational activities placed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Wale Abass, were yielding results.
“This is a result of the crime-preventing strategy adopted by the CP to achieve a crime-free yuletide and beyond,” Edafe said.
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