BANK STAFF, ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED AS POLICE FOIL BANK ROBBERY ATTEMPT IN DELTA

CP Ali

The Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 32-year-old Joshua Oghenenovo and 29-year-old Kingsley Gbeneku over alleged attempt to rob a new generation bank in Ughelli, Delta State.

In a statement by the Command’s acting Spokesperson, DSP Edafe Bright stated that, “Delta state police command under the watch of CP Ari Muhammed Ali has recorded another major breakthrough against dare devil Armed robbers in Delta who intended to rob of one of the new generation banks in Ughelli.”

Edafe revealed that, “On the 7/4/2021 at about 2436hrs, based on an intelligence gathered that a robbery syndicate is planning to attack and rob one of the new generation banks in Ughelli Delta state, The commissioner of police Delta state, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, FCIA, PSC+ directed Eagle net special squad headed by SP Usman Dimka to track down these criminals. The commander eagle net squad detailed Eagle net special squad patrol teams led by DSP Yunusa Danyaya on a sting operation in one of their hide out in a hotel in Isiokolo Town of Ethiope East LGA Delta state, which led to the earlier arrest of their ring leader in one Joshua Oghenenovo 32yrs ‘m’ of Uduphori town Patani LGA, with one pump action with twenty live cartridges recovered for him, his confessional statement after his arrest, led to the arrest of one Kingsley Gbeneku 29yrs ‘m’ of Akwuofor Asaba In Oshimili South, Delta state who happens to be a staff of the new generation bank they were intending to rob, the bank staff has confessed to be their informant, and had already provided them with a clue on the modus operandi needed for them to attack and rob the bank successfully.

Edafe said, serious effort is on to arrest other members of the gang, while members of the public are advised to avail the police with any useful information that will help the police to arrest them.

Meanwhile, the CP is assuring members of the public that the command under his watch will do all it takes to reduce crime in the state to the barest minimum and will continue arresting criminals in the state and make them to face the full wrath of the law.