By Matthew Omonigho The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old simply identified as Yerakpo for being in possession o...
By Matthew Omonigho
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old
simply identified as Yerakpo for being in possession of four new locally-made
cut-to-size guns.
The suspect was apprehended by a Police Crack Team from
Orerokpe Division, assisted by members of the Aragba Vigilante, during an
intensive stop and search operation at Aragba junction along Aghalokpe road in
Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State .
The suspect had concealed the weapons under the seat of his
red QLINK Motorcycle with REG.NO: JRT178VH, DAILY POST can report.
The Delta State Police Command led by CP Wale Abass
confirmed the development in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Bright Edafe.
He said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect
was involved in gun running and that one of his accomplices, known as Ose
Ogboyen, sent him to deliver the arms to a client popularly known as “Saputu”.
According to the police spokesman, efforts to arrest Ogboyen
and Saputu are ongoing.
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