After Threat Of Being Removed, Delta State Police DPO Fish Out Generator Stealing Syndicate

Following a threat of being removed, an unnamed Delta State Police DPO has fished out a 49-year-old man, Titus Sunday, who belongs to a syndicate that specializes in stealing generators within the Asaba metropolis of the state.

Delta State Police DPO Fish Out Generator Stealing Syndicate After Threat Of Being Removed

The spokesman of the command, Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement posted on the command’s Twitter handle.

Edafe said the arrest of the Sunday was a sequel to the incessant complaints received by the command on the activities of hoodlums who break into people’s houses and steal their generators.

“The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA, issued a marching order to DPOs especially within the Asaba metropolis to fish out the perpetrators or risk being removed as a DPO,” the statement reads.

“Acting on this directives, the DPO GRA gathered intelligence that led to the arrest of one Titus Sunday ‘m’ aged 49yrs in Portharcourt.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being part of the syndicate that specializes in stealing generators within the Asaba metropolis, and he led operatives to Awka, where one 220KVA generator stolen along Mariam Babangida way Asaba was recovered.

“The suspect on 29/01/2023 also led operatives to their hideout in Asaba, and seven other suspected stolen sound-proof generators were also recovered. Manhunt for the other members is ongoing.”

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily earlier reported that a robbery suspect died following gunshot injuries he sustained after his armed robbery gang members engaged operatives of the Delta State Police Command in a gun duel.