The police have apprehended a 43-year-old Uduophori Emesiri suspected to be a kidnapping and armed robbery ringleader terrorizing Delta and neighbouring States.
The Commander Eagle Net, SP Dimka, mobilized Warri and Ughelli sectors of Eagle-Net teams led by DSP Inusa Danyaya to Delundi Hotel Otor-Udu, Udu local government area of the state, where he was captured.
A press release on Saturday 20th March 2021, by the Ag. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that until his arrest, Emesiri, resides at Marit close Otor-Udu.
He revealed that one silver coloured automatic pump action, with four live cartridges, three expanded cartridges, a Lexus Jeep 330 black colour with Reg. No. KUJ 583 MS suspected to be stolen, one iphone, 11 Promo phone worth N550, 000, one redmi android phone worth N400, 000, were recovered from the suspect.
“The suspect was also in possession of an Anti-Cult group I.D card which investigation later revealed as fake”, adding that he was arrested on 17th March 2021, following a manhunt of some suspects.
Also, a fake personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS), one Jame Emmanuel Oludare, who defrauded his victim, Ebiwori Opori, of N720, 000 under the pretence of releasing the victim from prison custody has been nabbed.
According to the image maker, “On 16th March 2021, Mr. Larry Opori, of No. 19 Akponena street reported that on the 2nd of February, 2021 one Jame Emmanuel Oludare during a chat with his brighter one Ebiwori Opori, who is currently in prison custody Sokoto via facebook, said that the said Emmanuel Oludare introduced himself as a DSS officer that he can secure his release from prison with the sum of seven hundred and twenty thousand (N720, 000) which was transferred into his Access bank account No. 1425728133”.
He stated further that since then Oludare refused to pick his call, stating that the Divisional Police Officer mobilized men immediately to track down the said suspect and arrested him while investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, a suspected student of the Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe Oghara, has escaped from being arrested at New Road Junction, Sapele, the administrative headquarter of Sapele local government area of the state.
The PPRO disclosed that on 18th March 2021, patrol team from Sapele Division on stop and search sighted a motorcyclist who on sighting the police turned his motorcycle in an attempt to escape.
“The police men smartly went after him, the suspect highlighted from the motorcycle and ran into the bush and abandoned a bag, on searching the bag, a cut-to-size double barrel gun, a bag containing two identity card of Delta State Polytechnic Otefe Oghara, four ATM of various banks were recovered.
“The suspect also abandon one plasma TV tied on the motorcycle”, noting that manhunt for the fleeing suspect is ongoing.
