The Police Eagle-Ney Surveillance Team apprehended two suspected armed robbers, Telvin Richmond and Frank Obiorah, after intercepting a black Toyota Corolla with the registration number RSH 90 RC driven by the pair.
The suspects were apprehended by police during a regular stop and search at Otokutu Bridge on June 18 at approximately 12:20 p.m., according to reports.
Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the report in a statement from Warri.
He went on: “The vehicle and the suspects were subjected to a thorough search, a locally made cut-to-size gun, two yellow hand-bands inscribed with NBM” neo black movement “, one battle axe and a wooden pistol, all concealed inside the compartment of the vehicle doors.”
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SP Edafe said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are members of the Aiye confraternity and that one of them bought the gun in the year 2024 for the sum of eighty-seven thousand naira from another suspect presently at large.”
He further stated that the “suspects are in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”
