Following the order by the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Wale Abass, on the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ekpan, to clean up the area of crime, a total of 10 dangerous guns have been recovered from criminal suspects.
This was disclosed on Tuesday 1st August 2023, by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Edafe Bright, while displaying and parading suspects before journalists at the Command’s headquarters in Asaba.
According to the police image maker, this followed the deployment of a new DPO to Ekpan Division with a firm directive from the police boss to flush out criminals in Ekpan and environs.
He said: “The DPO had a stakeholders meetings with residents where he warned that crime would not be tolerated in the Area and advised those in possession of firearm to respect themselves and surrender their weapons.
“Some residents in Ekpan yielded to this advise and dropped their arms at a conspicuous place in the Community, and the DPO alerted.
“The DPO swiftly mobilized his men and recovered the various arms listed above”, assuring that effort is still on to sanitize Ekpan community and environs completely.
He said a G-3 rifle, one SMG rifle, four English Pump Action guns, two locally made guns and two locally fabricated pistols were recovered.
