The wife of a suspected armed robber has been arrested after her husband, Kingsley Ugochukwu, instructed him to quickly dispose of the pistol in their apartment so that the Police detectives from the Delta State Police Command would not find it.
Unfortunately for 40-year-old Ugochukwu, the Police intercepted the call and quickly dashed to his house, where his wife was arrested and, after intense interrogation, cracked and divulged the location of the hidden pistol.
The Delta State Police Command spokesman, Bright Edafe said that the arrest was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen public safety and security in the metropolis and across the state.
Edafe explained that on the 9th of June, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command’s DOPS Buffalo Team, led by the Commander, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Charles Evboifo, raided a food canteen, a popular hideout for cultists, and arrested Ugochukwu.
Edafe said: “The suspect, on sighting the Police, quickly disposed of a locally fabricated Beretta pistol, which was later recovered by the operatives.
During the preliminary investigation, the suspect made a suspicious call to his wife, which prompted the operatives to expand the investigation. It was later revealed that the suspect ordered his wife to check his bedroom and dispose of another long-range single-barrel gun in an uncompleted building. The Suspect’s wife was arrested, and her confession led to the recovery of the other single-barrel gun.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, assures the public of the Command’s commitment to tackling crimes and other related vices.
“Members of the public are therefore urged to partner with the Police by providing useful, timely and credible information to the Police,” said Edafe.
