On the 19/3/2021 at about 2130hrs, after series of intelligence gathering by cultivation of informant by the men of Oghara Division on a serial rapist who is a motorcycle rider and specializes in picking young girls at night as passengers, divert them to the bush, rob them of their belongings and thereafter forcefully have unlawful carnal knowledge of them while threatening them with dagger, a combined team comprising of Police and Army personnel swung into action arrested one Ovie Michael ‘m’, age 35yrs old, when arrested nine(9) handsets of different makes including that of his last victim who called reported to the police was recovered from him also an Iphone valued four hundred thousand (N400,000), nine (9) female hand bags, two (2) pair of eye glasses, five (5) phone chargers, two (2) ATM cards and thirteen (13) sim cards were recovered from him.
Investigation is ongoing.


2.On the 19/3/2021 at about 0846hrs, some vigilante members led by one Kess Opia reported that one of their members Monday Mila ‘m’ was kidnapped by suspected herdsmen along his farm road in Umutu.

The DPO Umutu Division CSP Patience Ugbe immediately mobilized a combined team of Police, Vigilantes and some youths to the bush in search of the victim due to the pressure on them suspected kidnappers abandoned the victim and fled. Victim was rescued and reunited with his family.
Effort is ongoing to arrest the feeling suspects.

3.On the 20/3/2021 at about 1545hrs, RAPID RESPONSE SQUAD (RRS) operatives while on patrol along Hard Rock Hotel Achala Ibusa sighted three suspected young men.

The police team flagged them, on sighting the police, they took to their heels and ran into the bush they were chased but escaped and threw away a small bag in their possession, when search a locally revolver pistol loaded with four (4) 7.62mm live ammunition and another locally made pistol with five (5) live cartridges were also recovered, manhunt for the fleeing suspect is on going.

4.On 20/3/2021 at about 1620hrs, RRS operatives while on patrol around Bonsaac area Asaba they sighted two young men in a suspicious manner they confronted them but took to their heels they were chased and one Akpotha Ogheneyole Ernest ‘m’ 28yrs of Jahbuze Bonsaac Asaba was arrested.


Upon interrogation confessed membership of Buccaneers confraternity cult group, search warrant was executed in his house/premises, buccaneers Regalia with its insignia was recovered.
Investigation is ongoing.
5.On 21/3/2021 at about 1620hrs, based on the intelligence gathered, and long term monitoring by the men of A division Warri, the DPO A division Warri mobilized a team of Policemen and stormed a black spot within Open Heaven Hotel premises close to the swimming pool Iffiekporo community where one Lucky Afejuku ‘m’ was arrested, forty seven (47) wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp, ten (10) pieces of skunk weeds popularly known as SK in transparent plastic containers and five bottles of codeine syrup of 100 milligrams each was recovered from him. Suspect confessed to the crime for which he was arrested. investigation is ongoing

DSP. EDAFE BRIGHT,
Ag. POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
DELTA STATE COMMAND,
ASABA.