*Recover Stolen Vehicles, Pump Action Gun, Two Beretta Pistols

By Matthias Ogbagah

UGHELLI – AS the crusade against kidnapping, cultist, and robbery took dramatic steps in Delta State, the Delta State Commissioner of Police’s Special Assignment Team ably led by ASP Julius Robinson penultimate Sunday shook the nooks and crannies of Ibusa, Warri, Uvwie, and their environs.

Operatives of CP-SAT who are resolute in their quest to make Delta State crime-free state, acting on credible intelligence on 22nd April 2025, at about 0430, stormed the residence of one Henry Okpor ‘m’ aged 38yrs, a native of Ejeme-Aniogor community in Aniocha south LGA but lives in Ibusa.

The suspect, Henry Aniogor, has been on the command’s watch list. He was arrested, and one pump-action gun was recovered from him. Also recovered is a Toyota Highlander with Reg. no RBC-414-BL, and a Hyundai car with Reg. no LSD-367-DU, suspected to have been stolen from their victims.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the gang had been involved in multiple car snatches. The manhunt for his gang members is being intensified while the investigation is ongoing.

In the same vein, the operatives of CP-SAT on April 25, 2025, at about 1835hrs, while acting on intelligence, embarked on a sting operation and stormed the residence of one Mudiaga Okparume, ‘m’ aged 24 years of Alegbo road in Effurun community in Uvwie local government area.

According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, a search warrant was executed in the apartment of Mudiaga Okparume, and during research, two Beretta Pistols and five rounds of live ammunition, rounds of live cartridges were recovered.

SP Edafe Bright further revealed that the suspect led the operatives to Ugbokposo in the Uvwie local government area, where one of his gang members, Arinze Humble, ‘m’ age 31 years, was arrested, and both confessed to being members of the Vikings confraternity.

Suspects and exhibits are in custody while the investigation is ongoing.

Meanwhile, the DPO Agbarho Division, CSP Pius Eredei, acting on a distress call on kidnapping activities in Agbarho, Ughelli north local government area on April 25, 2025, led the operatives of the Division and trailed the suspects to Uvwiama forest in Agbarho, Ughelli North LGA.

On sighting the Police, they fled in different directions, and the victims were rescued. Nine suspects were arrested during the raid, three pump-action guns, three double/single-barrel guns, one locally made gun, and thirteen rounds of live cartridges were recovered.