Police arrest robber, recover stolen vehiclesin Delta

Leave a Comment One armed robbery suspect was arrested on Wednesday by the police at Akwukwu-Igbo in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. According to a police statement made available to the press in Asaba on Wednesday, a police patrol team led by a DPO while on patrol along Atuma/ Otulu road flashed down three persons on a motorcycle, who stopped and jumped into the bush. “Consequently, the policemen pursued them and arrested one Christian Ituma of Ogbe-Uku quarters, Issele-Azagba. “Items recovered from him include two locally made cut to size guns, four live cartridges and one unregistered Qlink motorcycles. Meanwhile, investigation and manhunt for the fleeing suspects are in progress,” the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Celestina Kalu said. In another case, Kalu said detectives from the Abraka Police Station on Tuesday acting on a tip- off raided a painter’s workshop belonging to one Akposere Philip of No. 363, Agbor/Sapele road, Abraka and recovered one Honda Accord S/ Wagon with Reg. No. (EDO) BEN 994 RF. “Preliminary investigation has revealed that the said Honda Accord was snatched at gun point from its owner on July 27 at Ikpoba Hill Benin in Edo state. “Two other suspected stolen vehicles under refurbishment were equally recovered from the workshop. The said Akposere Philip has been arrested and he is undergoing investigation,” she said