Suspected Armed Robber Found With N700,000 Chain

Delta State Police Command officers apprehended a suspected armed robber in Sapele who stole a gold chain worth N700,000 and found one pump action gun, two locally produced cut-to-size firearms, and cartridges.

The command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, stated in a statement on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, that the suspected armed robber, Lucky Sunday, snatched the gold chain from his victim’s neck at gunpoint.

“On the 25th June 2023 at about 2030hrs, the DPO Sapele division, CSP Harrison Nwabuisi received a distress call from a victim (name withheld) that at about 2030hrs, as he alighted from his car, a suspected armed robber attacked him with a gun, cut his gold chain from his neck valued #700,000 and took to his heels,” the statement read.

“The DPO Sapele division immediately alerted the patrol team deployed around that axis. They swung into action and arrested the suspect named Lucky Sunday ‘M’ age 25yrs Otumara village Jesse, one cut-to-size double barrel locally made pistol, three life cartridges, one torch light phone, and the stolen gold chain were recovered from the suspect. An investigation is ongoing.”

In an earlier development, on the same date at about 1523hrs, as police officers from the Sapele division were on visibility patrol around Sapele and environs, they heard several suspected cultists chanting ‘ARO MATE’.

The police officers moved quickly to the area where the criminals fled, leaving behind a victim they were keeping captive with the purpose to murder him. The victim was unharmed when he was rescued and returned to his family, and one pump action gun was recovered. The investigation is still ongoing.

The PPRO also stated that police officers rescued two armed robbery victims near Agbor’s Uromi Junction.

“On the 26th June 2023, at about 0135hrs, the DPO Agbor division CSP Idris Haruna received a distress call of an ongoing armed robbery operation along Uromi Junction Agbor.

“The DPO CSP Idris Haruna Promptly responded, and led operatives of the division to the scene where the hoodlums on sighting the police took to their heels and escaped into a nearby bush abandoning one cut-to-size locally fabricated gun, one expanded cartridge.

“The victims (names withheld) aged 41 years and 36yrs, both of Agbor community were rescued unhurt. They stated that they were attacked on their way from the Agbor-Obia area towards Uromi Junction Agbor. Exhibit in custody, an investigation has commenced and effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects.”