Delta State Police Command has reported that two suspected hooligans have been killed while two others managed to escaped into the bush after a fierce gunfire in Otu-Jeremi, the administrative headquarters of Ughelli south local government area of Delta State.
A press statement made available to The Story, on Monday August 30th 2021, by the Ag. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that the abandoned their stolen vehicles after they develoed fault and resorted to the use of tricycle before they met their Waterloo.
According to the PPRO, “On 28/8/2021, the Divisional patrol team from Otu-Jeremi police station while on stop and search duty along Egbo/Otokutu road received information that four (4) suspected armed robbers who had earlier snatched two (2) vehicles, a gold coloured Toyota Camry with Reg. no.RSH 291 AW and a custom coloured lexus 350 jeep with Reg. No. WWR 737 KL abandoned the vehicles at Otokutu community due to suspected mechanical faults and were escaping in a tricycle.
“The team swung into action and chased the hoodlums but the gang on sighting the police team opened fire on them and in the ensuing gun battle, the hoodlums were forced to abandon the tricycle.
“Two of the hoodlums escaped and ran into the bush while two others were fatally wounded and found in the tricycle with gun shot injuries.
“One Ak47 rifle with breech no. not visible, an empty magazine, a cash sum of two hundred thousand naira (#200,000.00), gold jewelries were recovered.
“The suspects who sustained gunshot injuries were rushed to the hospital where they gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.
“The DPO Otu-jeremi Division again led a combined team of police/vigilante to further comb the bush for the possible arrest of the other fleeing members of the gang but in the process recovered another AK 47 rifle with breach number NK344397 with two magazines and 3 live ammunition”, disclosing that manhunt for the other members of the gang is ongoing.
In another development, “on 28/8/2021, the command Crack squad raided criminal hideout in Ozoro community where two suspects namely Cyril Enishoke ‘m’ age 20yrs and Oghogho Joseph ‘f’ age 32yrs were arrested and large quantity of substance suspected to be Indian hemp was recovered from them. Investigation is ongoing”.
Meanwhile, the CP has assures Deltans that the command would do all it takes to see that the security will continue to improve and that the command would sustain this tempo with a view to seeing that criminally minded people do not find it easy in the state, and that the state will be too hot for them.
