Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber identified as Joseph Vincent during a stop and search operation.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested at about 10 am on Sunday, along Jeremi /Iwhrekan road in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, affirmed that the suspect was apprehended during a stop and search duty.
According to the PPRO, the operatives of Dragon 18 and 29, while on stop and search duty along Jeremi/Iwhrekan road in Ughelli South LGA, intercepted a tricycle with Reg. No. GBB 022 UN, driven by one Isreal Sibito, conveying three females and one male passenger.
“While the search was being carried out, the male passenger who was later identified as Joseph Vincent, aged 24 years, jumped down from the tricycle and ran into a nearby bush in an attempt to escape, and he was given a hot chase by the operatives and arrested”, the police spokesman stated.
The PPRO disclosed that when a thorough search was conducted on the suspect, two locally fabricated Berretta pistols were recovered from him.
The police spokesman said that an investigation is ongoing into the matter.
Meanwhile, the police command has emphasized commitment to its core mandate which is the protection of lives and property just as it urged members of the public to exercise patience whenever they are subjected to stop and search by operatives.
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