By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye
Delta State Police Command through its Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe has disclosed that two suspects are currently cooling their feet in police cell for defrauding POS operators using fake alerts.
The two suspects, Ofemu Obus ‘m’ age 23yrs and Henry Ekpu ‘m’ age 28yrs were arrested on Thursday, by operatives attached to the Command’s Raiders squad.
The suspects are said to be specialized in defrauding unsuspecting POS operators by generating fake alerts which they use to deceive their victims and defraud them of their money.
The two are said to be in police custody and investigation is ongoing.
In a similar vein, the police also intercepted two robbery suspects along Warri-Sapele road by Okwuvo Okpe LGA, intercepted a Daylong motorcycle with Reg. No. Delta UGH 353 VQ carrying two male occupants on 26/10/2022 at about 1700hrs by operatives of dragon patrol teams 29 and 26 led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, while on stop and search duty, the Policemen conducted a search on them during which, one (1) Iphone, one (1) Infinix phone, one (1) Nokia torch phone. While the search was being conducted, the owners of the Phones started calling, and they alleged that they were at Sapele and Oghara respectively.
The two suspects were later identified as John Francis ‘m’ age 26yrs of Uru-Ughelli Street Agbarho and Godsent Orogun ‘m’, age 25yrs of No. 18 Ovwiagba. Suspects are in custody while Investigation is ongoing.
The police acting on intelligence report about an armed robbery syndicate who operates around Awka-Enugu highway axis but hibernate in Asaba, also at about 1145hrs, operatives of CP.-Decoy, mobilized to Oduke-Okwe axis of Asaba where the suspects who was driving a Toyota Seinna SUV with Reg. No. ASB 781 YF, upon sighting the Police, abandoned the said vehicle and took into the crowd at the market. Upon search of the vehicle, one locally Made Barretta Pistol, and a Samsung phone was recovered beneath the driver’s seat. Investigation is ongoing.