Police nab suspected armed robber in possession of guns

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Sunday Yerakpo, who was caught in possession of four locally-made cut-to-size guns.

This was disclosed in a statement on the Command’s official X handle on Wednesday.

The statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, revealed that the suspect was arrested in a stop and search operation at Aragba Junction along Sapele Aghalokpe Road, Okpe local government.

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It further read, “The 35-year-old male suspect had concealed the four new locally fabricated cut-to-size gun under the seat of his red QLINK Motorcycle (REG NO JRT178VH).

“The suspect was immediately arrested and preliminary investigation revealed that he deals in gun running and that one of his accomplices known as Ose Ogboyen sent him to deliver the arms to a client popularly known as ‘Saputu’.

“Efforts to arrest the said Ose Ogboyen and Saputu are ongoing.”