Police announce killing of notorious armed robber in Delta
A notorious armed robber known as Godswill has been killed by the Delta State Police Command.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, announced the death of the armed robber on Tuesday.
Godswill had been causing havoc in Warri and its surrounding areas.
According to Edafe, the suspect was engaged in a shootout with police operatives from “B” Division in Warri, while his accomplices managed to escape. The criminal was later taken to a hospital for treatment of his gunshot wounds but succumbed to his injuries.
DSP Edafe also said two other members of the criminal gang, Idigbe Osreis (19) and Idigbe Perfect (16) were later arrested at their hideout.
He said the Police also recovered from the suspects, an operational tricycle of the gang, one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun with stocked expended cartridges, and three live cartridges.
In the same vein, he confirmed the arrest of a 14-year-old member of the criminal gang, Gift Peace, during a robbery operation.
According to DSP Edafe, “On 29/9/2023, the DPO ‘B’ Division Warri received a distress call about an armed robbery operation at Giwamu junction Warri. During the attack, one police undercover operative was at the scene who sighted one of the suspects and later trailed him to a Suya spot at Enerhen Junction.
“The DPO ‘B’ Warri SP Bolarinwa Alabi acting on the directive of the Delta State Commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass psc, embarked on an intelligence-led operation alongside his men and arrested one Gift Peace ‘m’ aged 14yrs at the said Suya spot at Enerhen junction.
“The teenager confessed to being a member of an armed robbery gang that terrorizes Warri and its environs; and that he has been in the act since he was seven (7) years old. He mentioned other members and thus 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.”
DSP Edafe added that efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing members, and also to recover more of their operational arms.
