110 suspects paraded as Okowa inaugurates ‘Operation Delta Hawk’

Temitope Ayorinde

The Delta State Police Command has arrested 110 suspected criminals, who were involved in armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, jailbreaks, murder, and more.

The Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, who spoke during the parade in Asaba on Thursday, noted that the #EndSARS protest, which was hijacked by hoodlums had a devastating effect on security of lives and property.

“The command has been confronted with the challenges of enforcing and ensuring compliance with regulations and measures put in place.

“This measure led to the arrest of hundreds of suspects for various crimes. 12 kidnapping suspects, 27-armed robbery suspects, 25 cultists, 9 arson suspects, 8 suspects for child stealing, 14 suspects for unlawful possession firearms, and 8 rape/defilement were arrested during the period under review.

“Among them is one Joseph Ifia of Mereje community was arrested with sack bag containing suspected dry human dull and bones. Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to have exhumed the skull and bones from a burial ground in Egborode community for the purpose of selling them,” he said.

The CP said the police recovered 142 Ak47 rifles; 7.62mm ammunition, three explosive dynamite, 26 other firearms, 487 live cartridges.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has inaugurated a security outfit, ‘Operation Delta Hawk’ in finding a lasting solution to insecurity in the state.

He said: “Today, we are inaugurating the ‘Operation Delta Hawk’ because of insecurity in the land. We have thought of a new way of securing our people following incessant kidnapping, armed robbery, herdsmen attack on farms and rape cases.”

Okowa urged the security outfit to work together with the traditional rulers, community security corps, and other security agencies in the state to bring the desired goal.