Police arrest 4 over theft in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing 11 ladders in the state. The suspects, Esquire Stanley Okorie, Orgi Abara, Philip Augustine, and Obone Jevweu, were arrested by operatives of the Ekpan Police Station. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Mosses Yamu, said the arrests were made following numerous complaints the […]
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspects for allegedly stealing 11 ladders in the state.
The suspects, Esquire Stanley Okorie, Orgi Abara, Philip Augustine, and Obone Jevweu, were arrested by operatives of the Ekpan Police Station.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Mosses Yamu, said the arrests were made following numerous complaints the police received about stolen ladders.
He said the suspects would approach ladder rental shops, pose as customers, hire the ladders, and never return them.
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Yamu said the police embarked on an intelligence-led investigation and arrested one Esquire Stanley in connection with the theft.
He said the suspect confessed that he sold the stolen ladders for N20,000 each, even though a new ladder typically sells for N250,000.
He added that the investigation led to the arrest of the ladder receivers, namely Chinedu Okorie, Orgi Abara, Philip Augustine, and Obone Jevweu.
A total of 11 suspected stolen ladders were recovered from the suspects, Yamu said.