Police Arrest Rape Suspect, Recover Locally Made Gun, Cartridge In Sapele

By Daniel Dafe

The police on Monday, at about 0010hrs, arrested one Ayuba Adavo ‘m’ in connection with a case of rape.

Adavo, the police said was “arrested based on the strength of a case reported by a 25year old lady of Sapele Warri road (name withheld) who reported that on same date at about 2000hrs while she was along Amagiya road Sapele, suddenly the suspect who is aged 34yrs blocked her way and dragged her to his room.”

A statement by the police spokesman in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, added that the suspect “threatened to shoot her with a locally made cut to size gun and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.”

The victim, seeing that the suspect thereafter slept off because he was heavily drunk and fast asleep, sneaked out and ran to Sapele division where she reported the case.

“Consequently, patrol team/detectives were drafted to the scene. The suspect was promptly arrested. One locally cut to size gun with one live cartridge was recovered from him. Investigation is ongoing,” Bright said.

In another development, the Delta State Police Command recovered a stolen vehicle, one fabricated double barrel pistol and live cartridges in Sapele.

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A statement by DSP Edafe said that on Sunday at about 2200hrs, a patrol team attached to Sapele Division while on operation show of force, saw a Toyota Camry car with Reg NO. GRA 291 RL been driven in a suspicious manner.

DSP Bright added that this prompted the patrol on convoy to go after the said vehicle and chased them to Olympia area.

“The hoodlums on noticing that the police was chasing them opened fire on the teams which was replied by the police. The hoodlums who could not withstand the fire power of the police abandoned the said vehicle and fled into the bush,” he added.

Upon searching the vehicle, one locally made double barrel pistol and five live cartridges were recovered.

The police said investigation has commenced, adding that efforts are on top gear towards arresting the fleeing hoodlums.