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  • Police nab Naval officer, two others for stealing

    The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a naval personnel and two other persons for the attempted theft of properties belonging to ex-militant Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo.

    The naval personnel identified as Lance Corporal Usman Shaibu was arrested alongside the driver of a Mercedes Benz self- loader, Okugbe Lucky and Chime Chukwuka.

    A transformer was recovered on Mercedes Benz self -loader with registration number XE 763 BEN, The Nation gathered.

    The Nation gathered that the arrested officer who confessed to the crime named other accomplices who fled the scene as Staff Sergeant P.O Ekon and Sergeant L.S. Elijah.

    Aside the transformer recovered from the suspects, The Nation gathered, that another transformer is missing

    The properties were seized by the federal government about two years ago after the fugitive ex-militant leader was declared wanted.

    The property, located along Chevron Clinic Road, Opposite DBS, off the NPA expressway in Warri metropolis has over the past months been allegedly burgled by the syndicate and items sold off.

    The Nation gathered that following a tip-off, policemen attached to the “A” Division of the Nigerian Police Force Warri, swooped on the suspects.

    A truckload of electricity transformers stolen from the property were recovered.

    It was gathered that the suspects may have sold equipment worth over N3 billion before they were apprehended.

    It was learnt that the suspects are being detained at the “A” Division Police Station, Warri.

    George Ekpemukpolo, younger brother to Tompolo told The Nation that he alerted the police after he got an anonymous call at 6.45p.m. of movement within his brother’s the premises.

    Delta Police image maker, DSP Andrew Aniamaka confirmed the arrest of the suspects.

  • Man machetes wife, kills self in Delta

    Man machetes wife, kills self in Delta

    A middle aged man has committed suicide after allegedly inflicting severe machete cut on his wife, Evang. Promise in Asaba, the Delta state capital.

    Evang. Promise is now in critical condition at the intensive care unit of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba.

    Public Relations Officer of Delta State Police Command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka confirmed the incident identified the husband of the victim as Victor Lazarus.

    Aniamaka said the couple was in a pool of blood following the arrival of the police at their home along Ibusa Road, Asaba.

    He said the couple was rushed Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Asaba only for the man to give up the ghost afterwards.

    An eyewitness who craved anonymity, said the incident occurred on Monday evening when Evang. Promise returned from a journey, and her husband descended on her with a sharp cutlass for reasons unknown

    He said, “She returned from a journey that evening, little did she know that the husband had prepared to kill her. As soon as she entered their room, the man started cutting from her head.

    Continuing, “Their son then alerted neighbours and then ran to the police who were on patrol to report the case, only for the police to arrive the scene to meet the man on the floor. He must have used the same machete to kill himself. His body has been deposited in the mortuary.”

    She added, “What a world! This woman has been going through hell in her marriage. There are so many women enduring their marriages they can’t confide in anyone until something terrible happens to them. Please Evang. Promise needs attention, financially and otherwise at the moment to enable her take treatment and recover fast.”

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  • Pandemonium as robbers attack bullion van in Delta, cart away millions

    Pandemonium as robbers attack bullion van in Delta, cart away millions

    THERE was pandemonium yesterday in parts of Asaba, the Delta State capital after bandits attacked a bullion van and made away with millions of naira.

    The Nation gathered that the bullion van belongs to a first generation bank in Anambra State. Sounds of gunshots echoed during the operation forcing motorists and passers-by to scamper for safety. The development which made motorists to abandon vehicles in the middle of the Benin-Asaba dual carriageway resulted in traffic gridlock.

    It was learnt that the policemen escorting the bullion van engaged the robbers in a shootout, but were overpowered by the superior firepower of the robbers. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the siren blaring bullion van was ambushed by a gang of robbers in a convoy of three vehicles which included a grey Sienna van. “The police escorts numbering eight subsequently fled the scene of the incident,” the eyewitness said. Another eyewitness said: “The hoodlums came in about three cars and intercepted the bullion van at the junction. They started shooting and innocent people took to their heels to avoid being victims of stray bullets.

    “Even vehicles on the expressway were making detour as a result of the attack. The officers attached to the van responded but I think the hoodlums had superior fire arms because the officers soon disappeared, giving the bandits an unfettered access to the cash stocked in the bullion van.” Delta police image maker, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, who confirmed the incident said “internal connivance” cannot be ruled out, lamenting that some commercial banks were still in the habit of conveying money without using bullet-proof vans despite repeated warnings by the police command.

    He said the van was coming from Onitsha and heading towards Agbor, adding that the bullion van had made stops at Awka, and Onitsha in Anambra State. His words: “I suspect internal connivance. This is in spite of the warning issued by the state command for commercial banks to convey money following approved guidelines.

    The bullion van is not bullet proof. It is a configured bullion van” Continuing, he said: “Who informed the hoodlums that they were carrying cash through that route? It is quite unfortunate that banks are still using configured bullion vans without bullet proof, subjecting their personnel and escort officers to unnecessary risk. “As we speak now, investigation is on, but I cannot tell you how much cash the bullion van was carrying before the attack. What I can assure is that the command will put necessary measures in place to bring whoever was involved directly or indirectly to justice.” Aniamaka also confirmed that no life was lost and no injury was sustained during the shootout.

  • Police arrest two over killings in Asaba

    Police arrest two over killings in Asaba

    The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested two suspected IPOB members for complicity in the murder of four persons.

    It identified the two suspects as Abraham Ndudi 24 years from Kwale in Delta and Okereke Ifeanyi 21 years old from Ogbaru, Anambra State.

    It will be recalled that Friday 15th three armed men in black outfits, suspected to be members of  the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) fired indiscriminately into Abraka market, Asaba, predominantly inhabited by non-indigenes of the state and in the process killed four persons, while injuring many.

    In a signed press statement by Police image maker, DSP Andrew Aniamaka made available to The Nation Saturday, it said the police were on the trail of a third suspect simply known as “Last Burial”.

    Aniamaka said the suspects were arrested from their hiding place in the rafters of a major hotel in Abraka area in Asaba-the Delta State Capital.

    Excerpts of the statement reads, “The Delta Police Command has in the early hours of Saturday, 16th September, 2017 arrested two suspects namely: Abraham Ndudi ‘m’, 24 years old from Kwale, Delta State and Okereke Ifeanyi ‘m’, 21 yrs from Ogbaru in Anambra State for their involvement in the dastardly shooting and killing of four persons at Abraka market, Asaba yesterday, Friday, September 15th, 2017 at about 10.45pm. The suspects, who were arrested from their hiding place on the ceiling of a major hotel in Abraka, Asaba, where they had fled into in their dire bid to escape arrest, are already helping the police in their investigation. Meanwhile, efforts are on top gear to arrest the third suspect, whose real name is yet unknown but simply identified as Last Burial”.

    The statement named those killed as Usman Abdullahi ‘m’, aged 45yrs, Ali Sidi ‘m’, aged 70yrs, Ibrahim Zubairu’m’ aged 30yrs and Hauwa (surname unknown), aged 22yrs.

    It said five injured victims are currently recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba

    The statement urged the public not “to panic or even contemplate any reprisal action as the law will surely take its course’.

  • Inspector killed, 3 policemen injured by suspected Fulani herdsmen

    Inspector killed, 3 policemen injured by suspected Fulani herdsmen

    The Delta Police command, has confirmed that an inspector was killed and three other policemen injured by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta,

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba.

    He said that the inspector and his three colleagues, from Abraka Police Division, were on routine patrol along the railway line in Abraka when they were ambushed by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

    He said that the injured policemen sustained various degrees of injuries.

    Aniamaka said: “our men were ambushed around the railway line in Abraka and the assailants opened fire on them.

    “It was so spontaneous that our men did not have the time to stave-off the attack.

    “We lost an inspector and three other policemen were injured and are currently receiving treatment in the hospital.

    “That is the situation of things; we are still on the trail of those who committed the dastardly act.

  • Shot Police commander dies in Delta

    Shot Police commander dies in Delta

    The Commander of the Ughelli Area Command of Delta state police command, ACP Usman Ndanbabo, is dead.

    Ndanbabo was reported shot by yet to be unknown gunmen at about 8pm on Sunday, while driving alone in Ughelli town, headquarters of Ughelli North council area of Delta state.

    Sources had told the Nation that the police chief’s assailants shot him twice at close range; in his stomach and on his back.

    Although not much had been uncovered about the attack on him and the attackers as at Monday night when the state Commissioner of Police, Zanna Ibrahim, confirmed the attack, he said much was depending on the victim in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the incident as he was the lone witness.

    Ndanbabo, however breathed his last on Tuesday morning in one of the best equipped private hospitals in Warri.

    He was said to have undergone series of surgeries, which had earlier stabilised him.

    It was gathered that the remains of the late Area Commander has been moved to Minna, his home town in Niger State, for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.

    The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident when contacted, noting that he died on Tuesday morning.

    Aniamaka added that the command was in deep mourning as he expressed rude shock over the demise of the senior police officer.

     

  • Corper shot dead in Delta

    A serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Toriseju Logbe, was reported killed by an unidentified gunman in Oghara, Ethiope West council area of Delta state over the Easter weekend.

    The victim, who was serving in Imo state, had visited Oghara town, where he did his university study for the Easter holidays; he graduated from the Western Delta University, Oghara. According to sources, Logbe’s parents are based in Sapele town, but he decided to spend his holiday in Oghara with his friends.

    According to a source, Logbe was outside his rented apartment at about 11:00pm, fiddling with his mobile phone, in the company of a younger friend, when a masked gunman appeared from nowhere and opened fire on him.

    “Toritseju rented an  apartment in Oghara but his parents stays in Sapele, So when he came for the Easter celebration  he chose to stay there. He was outside that night, checking his phone when the gunman suddenly emerged and shot him thrice. He then took his mobile phone, removed the sim card and memory card before destroying the phone and disappearing into the night”, source said.

    When reached for confirmation, the spokesman of the Delta state police command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, said ” from preliminary investigation, it does seem more like a cult related murder. He’s not serving in the state here, he’s serving in Imo state”.

  • Police vow to rescue abducted DPO unhurt

    The Delta State Police Command has intensified efforts to rescue the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) in charge of ‘C’ Division, Asaba, who was allegedly kidnapped by gunmen last Sunday along Agbor-Asaba highway.

    The spokesperson of the command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, said on Tuesday in Asaba that the police had initiated moves to rescue the DPO.

    “The command has dispatched a crack team of detectives to track down the hoodlums and rescue the victim,” the police spokesman said.

    “We are presently on the heels of the hoodlums and detectives have been mandated to rescue the DPO unhurt.

    “As a police force, we have always responded swiftly to issues of security and safety of all residents in the state.  It is our duty call.

    “Moreso, when our own flesh and blood is involved. We will do everything humanly possible to secure his freedom.

    “All we need from the public is support and information.”

    He vowed that the command would ensure that the DPO was rescued unhurt, adding, “it is our task to make sure that the officer is freed and unharmed.”

    NAN