According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, made the disclosure through a press release, saying the two were “caught up by a distant stray bullet pellets from the hoodlums, stating that both have been rescued by the police “and taken to the hospital where they were treated and discharged”.
The image maker, disclosed that the hoodlums abandoned a tricycle with Reg. NO DELTA EFR 060 WZ and one GSM phone, two expended cartridges were recovered from the scene.
Hear him: “On 15th April 2021, while men of ‘A’ Division Warri Patrol team were on routine Aberdeen system of patrol, they heard gun shots suspected to have been released by armed robbers/kidnappers
“For the professionally strategic location and instinctive reflex of the patrol team, the team swiftly traced the location where the gunshot was heard.
“As the patrol team closed in on the hoodlums, they quickly abandon the victims and shot sporadically and escaped into the bush”, he said.
Similarly, on 15th of April 2021, as part of the Police Commissioner’s effort in resolving to take the battle to the criminal elements by continuous raiding of black spots and criminal hideouts, the Divisional Police Officer ‘A’ Division Warri CSP T.Y. Mahmud mobilized quick response team in Warri, stormed a black spot at Jeddo by Hausa Quarters where one Obong Jeremiah Ebe, 26 years, a native of Eseen Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State was arrested with 16 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.
The PPRO hinted that the suspect is under custody and investigation in progress.
