Police detectives from Oghara Divisional Headwaters in Ethiope-West Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested three suspected armed robbers along the old Benin/Oghara road.
The arrested suspects include, Choice Macaulay, 26 years, Endurance Ejokirehie, 27 years and Junior Macaulay, 21 years.
They were arrested at Indian hemp joint in the area after the Police received an information that the three armed men burgled a house at about 0200hrs and made away with phones valued N400, 000.
The Police also recovered three phones, a dummy gun, and iron rod used for the robbery from the suspects.
The Delta State Police Command led by CP Ari Mohammed Ali confirmed the report in a statement signed by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe.
The Police imagemaker said, “Suspects confessed to the crime and the victims have identified the stolen phones as theirs.
”On further investigation, it was discovered that one of the suspects Choice Macaulay who is the leader of the gang was arrested before and charged to court, but was later released.”
According to DSP Edafe, “The suspect led the detectives to their hideout where one locally-made gun and two live cartridges was dug out from the ground where it was buried. Investigation is ongoing.”
