Delta State Police Command, on Tuesday, said its operatives foiled robbery attempt at Hausa Market, Asaba, the state capital and recovered a fabricated AK-47 rifle with 12 rounds of ammunition and 23 live cartridges.
The command in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, said: “On the 11/09/2022 about 0430hrs, the command in a swift response to a distress call from Hausa Market in Asaba, about some suspicious looking persons using a tricycle in the area, operatives of the command’s CP-Decoy Squad were detailed to the area, where the hoodlums on sighting the Police abandoned a de-faced tricycle and took to their heels.
“Upon a thorough search of the tricycle, a fabricated AK-47 rifle, 12 rounds of 9mm live ammunition and 23 live cartridges all concealed in black polythene bag and hidden beneath the rear passenger’s seat were recovered. Effort is being intensified in collaboration with local vigilantes to arrest the fleeing suspects.
“The Commissioner of Police CP, Ari Muhammed Ali, appreciates the efforts of the residents in the state, who always avail the command with useful information that aids in crime fighting and urges them to continue to collaborate with the command, noting that crime has no jurisdiction, as criminals does not have human sympathy and as such should not be allowed to go about their mischievous deeds unhindered.
