DELTA POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS WHO SPECIALIZES IN STEALING PHONES, RECOVER 44 EXOTIC PHONES, BULLET PROOF CHARM
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The Delta State Police Command has hit hard on phone robbery specialists and other criminal elements in the State.
In a press statement by the Command’s acting Spokesperson, DSP Edafe Bright stated that, “On 7/6/21, while men of safer highway Patrol were on stop and search duty along Warri-Sapele road, intercepted one Amusa transport company bus, one of the suspect on reasonable suspicion was asked to come down with his luggage for search, on searching the said suspect, 20 exotic phones, three Laptops suspected to have been stolen, and one charm bullet proof were recovered from him.”
“The suspect Bernard Aloba ‘m’ age 26yrs was arrested, investigation is ongoing
Similarly, the Commander Safer high way Patrol SP Joseph Onubi in compliance with CPs directive on the deployment on Safer highway patrol teams to engage in rigorous stop and search along the highways, detailed some patrol teams to Ughelli-Patani road.”
According to Edafe, “On the 20/6/2021 at about1500hrs, while they were on stop and search duty along the Ughelli-Patani road, they intercepted a commercial vehicle, and asked all passengers to get down for search, while the search was on, one of the passengers whose name and address is unknown suddenly jumped into the bush and escaped, on searching his luggage, twenty-four (24) android phones of different makes was recovered from his bag.”
However, one of his gang members Iliyasu Hamzat ‘m’ who kept calling the suspect phone to find out what is delaying the delivery of the stolen phones, was tactically lured and arrested by the police. Manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of police Delta state, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, psc+ urges members of the public particularly travelers, to always exercise patience with the police while they are performing their duties especially during stop and search, it is for the good of all passengers on board, and Deltans in General, as its one of the proactive measures taken to nip crime in the bud. He assured residents of the states that extortion of any kind by officers and men of Delta state will not be tolerated, members of the public are enjoined to give credible and timely information to the police when the need arises.
