Following complaints by residents of Warri, Ughelli and environs over the rising rate of crimes, operatives of the Delta Police Command have raided criminal hideouts, arresting 59 male criminal suspects and 94 commercial sex workers. Breakdown of the suspected criminals arrested included armed robbers, cultists, and kidnappers who were caught with arms and ammunition. The arrests followed the directive handed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police operations, DCP Johnson Adenola, for a massive raids on areas complaints had emerged from. “The Commander led raids on some identified criminal rendezvous at Evwreni, East-West Road, and other black spots all in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.”He said in the course of the raids, 59 male criminal suspects and 94 female suspected commercial sex workers were arrested. KJA 98 GE, nine cups of Loud, Codeine syrup, sachets of Swinol, 20 capsules of tramadol and 31 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 07, 2023 13:19 UTC