…recovers 4 AK-47 rifles,138 ammunition/cartridges, 8 pump action guns recovered, 15 guns, 5 Baretta pistol
The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi and his lieutenants have already started planning for ways to mitigate crimes and criminals surge as ‘ember months’ begin.
The CP spoke while reeling out the Command’s scorecard between the 25th of July 2024, and the date to journalists today 5th of August 2024.
The summary of achievements from July 25th to date is four AK-47 rifles recovered, 138 ammunition/cartridges recovered, eight pump action guns recovered, 15 cut-to-size guns and five Beretta pistols.
Addressing the journalists, Olufemi said: “I will be briefing you on more achievements recorded by the command within the period under review.
“You will recall that during my last briefing, I intimated the public on deployment made in the metropolis to checkmate the activities of kidnappers and you will observe that the activities of kidnappers and armed robbers have dropped astronomically.
“As you are aware, we are now in the ember months and the command is aware of the likely upsurge in crime within these periods, hence an Operations order has been issued to all Area commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and Tactical commanders.
“There will be increased visibility policing, raiding of black spots and criminal hideouts across the twenty-five local government areas in the state. I also wish to encourage members of the public to trust and always report incidences to the Police as this goes a long way in fighting and checkmating the activities of criminals.”
