BREAKING: Police Arrest Six More Suspects Involved In Murder Of Orhuwhorun Prince, Policemen, Recover Two AK 47 Rifles, Others

By Daniel Dafe

Delta State Police Command has arrested six more suspects in connection to the murder of the Prince of Orhuwhorun, Prince Eric Takerere, two mobile police men and attempted murder of a brother to the prince, Prince Franklyn Takerere.

This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe.

According to the statement, the Command under the leadership of CP Ari Muhammed Ali did not relent in its effort to arrest the other fleeing members of the gang after the incidence occured.

The police spokesman added that on the 06/09/2021, police operatives from the Delta State Anti-kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad (SAKCCS) carried out diligent and painstaking investigation on one Godspower Agabarhayowe “AKA” GANAGANA ‘m’ age 27 years and Tony Edwin ‘m’ age 27 years that were earlier arrested on the 09/07/2021 in connection to the murder.

“They led the police operatives to their hideout in Udu, Warri and Aladja area where six suspects namely Onoriode Shefo “AKA” Chikago “M” age 36YRS, Omagbeosa Sholla “M” age 30YRS, Godwin Obukoemu “AKA” Million “M” age 30YRS, Ejime Mugagbam “M” age 34YRS, Ejiroghenen Nushe “M” age 24YRS and Egho Monday “M” age 28YRS were nabbed.

“They all confessed to be involved in the murder of Prince Eric Takerere, his two mobile police men. They also led the operatives to their armoury where two AK47 rifles, one pump action gun, one locally made pistol, four magazines, seventy six rounds of live ammunition and thirty eight rounds of live cartridges were recovered,” Bright added.

In another development, on the 07/09/2021 at about 0420hrs, DPO Ovwian Aladja, mobilized a police patrol team and vigilante in the community to a robbery scene after he received a distress call that armed robbers were operating at Obogo community.

The police said that “the armed robbers on sighting the police patrol engaged the team in a gun duel but they could not withstand the superior firepower of the combined team,” adding that “during the gun duel, one of the armed robbers sustained serious gun shot injury, while two others escaped.”

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“The injured suspect was rushed to a nearby hospital but he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.

“One locally made pistol with one live cartridge were recovered,” the police said in their statememt.