Asaba: Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robber, Recover Pump Action Gun

By Daniel Dafe

A combined team of Bufallo and Eagle-Net Special Squad of the Delta State Police Command, have arrested one James Moro, a robbery suspect in Asaba, the state capital.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

According to him, the arrest followed a tip-off, on Thursday.

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According to him, the police operatives stormed Summit road in Asaba and arrested the 23-year-old suspect, saying a locally fabricated pump action gun was recovered from him.

Continuing, Edafe said that investigation later revealed that the suspect uses the gun to rob innocent persons at night along that axis, saying Investigation is ongoing.