Delta State Police Command has apprehended a suspected gunman and recovered the stolen car from him in the Sapele local government area of the condition.
This was announced by the command's spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement to journalists in Warri on Tuesday. According to Edafe, the car, a Lexus SUV, was seized along with the suspect on Sunday. He said the suspect was apprehended by the commando's Dragon Patrol 15/13 teams during a stop-and-search duty on the Warri-Sapele Highway.
On November 6, 2022, during a stop and search on the Warri-Sapele highway through the Ibada-Elume community, 15/13 Dragon Patrol teams intercepted a Lexus RX 330 SUV with identification number: KWC81 HH. The driver, who was alone in the vehicle, jumped out of the car and fled into nearby bushes in an attempt to escape. “The officers chased him and arrested him. "During the investigation, the suspect was identified.
During the search of the car, documents in the name of a certain Víctor Olori were seized," he said. Edafe explained that agents called the phone number provided in the documents, adding that the victim's father answered the call and told them his son's car had been stolen at gunpoint.
The man replied and reported to the police that the vehicle was taken from his son at gunpoint on Friday near the Ebrumede district in the municipality of Uvwie of the State in treatment,” Edafe quoted the victim's father as saying. He said the suspect is currently in the custody of the squad assisting the investigation.
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