Police In Bomadi Arrest Suspected Armed Robbers, Recover 340 Rounds Of AK47 Live Ammunition Hidden In Garri

By Daniel Dafe

Policemen attached to Bomadi Divisional patrol team in Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, on Friday at about 07:30 p.m. while on stop and search duty along Bomadi/Tuomo road, intercepted a cyclist carrying one Solomon Ebe ‘m’ age 37yrs of Tuomo Community carrying a bag containing Garri.

A statement by the police spokesman in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, said “the operatives who were discrete in their responsibilities on reasonable suspicion, decided to search the suspect and the bag.”

According to the statement, “upon search, three hundred and forty (340) rounds of AK47 live ammunition hidden inside garri were recovered,” saying that “suspect was arrested and investigation is ongoing.”

In another development, on Thursday, at about 2015hrs, the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri, acting on a distress call that a tricycle with registration No FHR 600 QF was snatched by a four-men armed gang at Hausa quarters and heading towards Delta line Warri/Sapele road Warri, deployed the Rapid response team of the Division to go after them.

Edafe said that “the team on sighting the hoodlums around Warri, gave them a hot chase and in the process, one of the suspects named Efe David ‘m’ age 22 years jumped down from the tricycle and was arrested while the other three escaped with the tricycle.

Information was quickly disseminated to other Divisions and vigilantes. One of them was arrested by the vigilante with the snatched tricycle while two of the robbers escaped.

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The vigilantes were overpowered by an irate mob who delivered instant jungle justice on the suspect.
The tricycle, cut to size double barrel gun with two live cartridges and some suspected stolen pieces of gold plated jewelries were recovered while Investigation is ongoing.

Also, on the 29th of September, 2021 at about 0300hrs, acting on credible information, operatives attached to the Command raider squad, raided Utuloho Street, Ozoro, during which one (1) English double barrel gun and twenty-six (26) live cartridges were recovered in possession of one Ejiro Efemijoghor ‘f ‘, who claimed that the gun belongs to her husband.

The police said investigation is ongoing.