The Delta Police Command has arrested three suspected gang members after a distressed call from an undercover police officer on 29th September was received over a robbery attack at Giwamu junction Warri.
Reports say the undercover policeman trailed the attackers to a Suya spot at Enerhen Junction and arrested a 14-year-old boy identified as Gift Peace who confessed to being a member of an armed robbery gang that terrorized Warri and its environs and has been in the act since he was seven (7) years old.
A statement by the spokesman of DSP Edafe Bright on 3rd October 2023 revealed that the teenager mentioned other members and took the detectives to their hideout.
‘The gang members upon sighting the police opened fire from their unregistered operational tricycle and due response was given to their hostility, and in the process, one of the suspects who was later identified as the leader of the gang sustained serious gunshot injuries while others escaped. He was taken to the hospital where he was eventually confirmed dead by the doctor.
“The exhibit recovered includes the following: the operational tricycle of the gang, one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun with stocked expended cartridges, and three live cartridges. Two male gang members: Idigbe Osreis (19) and Idigbe Perfect (16) were later arrested at their hideout. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing member, and also to recover more of their operation arms.”
