The Delta State Police Command has arrested in a crackdown operation some kidnappers and those identified as one chance syndicate, recovering in the process two locally made guns and 16 suspected stolen mobile phones.
Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Bright Edafe who made this known in a statement said the arrest was based on the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda that a case of kidnapping reported at Isiokolo Police Station where one suspect who was initially arrested should be transferred to operatives of the CP’s Special Assignment team, along side one suspect named Augustine Ojanuware, a male.
The PPRO said that Operatives of CP-SAT, upon further investigation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a kidnapping and Armed Robbery Syndicate terrorising Ughelli Warri, Agbarho, Sapele and their environs.
The statement reads further: “On 28/6/2025, the suspect led operatives to Osubi Area of Warri and Ughelli town, where two (2) additional suspects, viz Precious Urhobowin ‘m’ 27yrs of Ewu Community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State and one Julius Okpako ‘m’ 32yrs, a native of Oviri – Ogor community in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State, who is a member and owner of a POS machine used in collecting ransom, were arrested respectively and another locally made gun with eight (8) rounds of live cartridges was recovered from them.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were responsible for the kidnap of a a Pharmacist on 19/6/2015 in her residence in Ughelli and released after five (5) days upon payment of undisclosed sum of money and whose Lexus jeep they abandoned along Isiokolo axis and also the attempted kidnap of another male victim whose Toyota Corolla they robbed upon the failed attempt at Iyede community on 28/4/2025. Suspects are in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”
On the arrest of suspected robbers, popularly known as “One Chance” and the recovery of operational tricycle and 16 sophisticated mobile phones, SP Edafe said:”Sequel to a series of complaints received from members of the public in Ughelli relating to a syndicate that specialises in robbing unsuspecting passengers who board commercial tricycles, and acting on credible intelligence, on 28/6/2025 and 29/09/2025 operatives of CP – Special Assignment Team ( CP – SAT ) led by ASP Julius Robinson stormed Agbarho town and effected the arrest of Lucky Oghenerobor ‘m’ 37yrs a native of Olomoro Community in Isoko South LGA of Delta State resident in Agbarho town, who is the leader and owner of their operational tricycle, other suspects were also arrested within Ughelli town namely; Olamide Fagbaibe ‘m’ 24yrs a native of Akure in Ondo State and Umeh Akpan ‘m’ 37yrs a native of Eket in Akwa – Ibom State both resident in Ughelli town. Suspects confessed that they usually operate in Ughelli, Warri, Sapele, and environs. Recovered from them were sixteen (16) different kinds of suspected stolen phones.
“The commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, reiterated that the command remains committed to the fight against crime and criminality and therefore calls on residents and the good people of Delta State to always volunteer information that will aid the Police in crime fighting.
“Below are the commands’ dedicated control room phone numbers:
– 08036684974
– 08114895600
– 08025666914”
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