Soldiers apprehend gunmen who killed Delta DSP
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested criminals who murdered a Deputy Superintendent of Police, (DSP), Sunday Okoebor, in Asaba, Delta State.
Colonel lbrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff, 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, while parading the suspects, said his men received information about an operation by the gang in the Koka area of the city and mobilised to the scene.
According to him, his men were joined by operatives of the Police βOperation Hawkβ who exchanged fire with the criminals, during which one Aminu shot the DSP at close range and he died on the spot.
Two of the criminals escaped with pomp actions.
βThe soldiers, again mobilized to the criminals hideout early in the morning where 125 others were arrested and out of which eight of them were identified by residents as those who have been robbing them of their properties and terrorizing their areas.
βWe incapacitated two, two escaped and we were able to arrest additional six. We also arrested 125 at their hideouts out of which eight were identified as robbers.
βWe are going to hand them over to the police. We are only doing this βOperation Still Waterβ to ensure safe environment particularly this ember months, to maintain peaceβ Col Gambari stated.
Items recovered from the suspects include pistols, laptops, jewelries, phones, and other electronic gadgets.
