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From Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Two suspects who specialise in defrauding unsuspecting POS operators by generating fake alerts to deceive their victims have been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command.
The suspects, 23-year-old Ofemu Obus and 28-year-old Henry Ekpu, were nabbed by the Command’s Raider Squad.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a statement.
Edafe said the suspects were presently in custody while investigation was on, adding that the Command’s Dragon Patrol Teams 29 and 26 also arrested two suspects with suspected stolen phons along Warri-Sapele road during a stop-and-search duty.
The suspects, John Francis (26) and Godsent Orogun (25), were arrested when their motorcycle was intercepted by operatives.
Upon search, one Iphone, one Infinix phone and one Nokia torch phone were recovered, from them while the owners of the phones were calling their lines during the search.
He added that operatives were on the heels of a robbery syndicate operating along Awka-Enugu highway who later return to Asaba to hide.
He explained: “acting on credible intelligence, operatives of CP Decoy squad “mobilised to Oduke-Okwe axis of Asaba where the suspects who were driving a Toyota Sienna SUV with registration number ASB 781 YF, upon sighting the police, abandoned the said vehicle and ran into the crowd in the market.
“Upon searching the vehicle, one locally made Barretta pistol, and a Samsung phone were recovered beneath the driver’s seat. Investigation is ongoing.”
