A press release on Saturday June 12th 2021, by the Ag. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, noted that while the suspect escaped arrest, dangerous weapons contained in a bag of rice were recovered by the Eagle-net Special Squad.
According to the image maker, “On 11th June 2021, the team were on routine patrol/stop and search
intercepted a Mazda 626 saloon car, dark green in colour with Reg. No. UGH 722 AA with six occupants of two males and four females.
“On the process of searching a sack containing rice, a man whose name is not yet known among the occupants jumped into a nearby running stream while a hot chase ensued but all efforts to catch up with him proved abortive as he escaped into the forest.
“The rice bag was identified by other passengers as his own, when search was conducted on the bag, 138 rounds of AK47 live ammunitions, one AK47 magazine, one Baretta pistol magazine and a knife were recovered”.
The PPRO disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed that the occupants are all passengers that boarded the cab from Eleyele PHC heading to Ughelli just as he assured that investigation is ongoing while all effort is being put in place to arrest the fleeing suspect.
In another development, the Commander, State Anti-Cult Unit (SACU) SP Christopher Igbaji, led operative of SACU who raided and arrested one Collins Okonji alongside eight cultists in a fresh planned attack on unsuspecting members of the public in their hideout at Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha south local government area of the state.
Exhibits recovered from them include: one English Pump action gun, one double barrel cut to size gun, one battle axe and two live cartridges, stressing that investigation is ongoing.
Similarly, on 7th June.2021, acting on tip off that three armed men were at old Ekete road robbing passersby, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO),.Ovwian Aladja Division swiftly mobilized and led patrol teams to the scene.
“On sighting the patrol vehicle one unidentified among them was gun down on the process of exchange of firing while the remaining two escaped. One locally made pistol with two cartridges were recovered”, adding that effort to arresting the fleeing gang members is ongoing.
