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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command person smashed a syndicate which specialises successful breaking into churches and stealing philharmonic instruments.
The breakthrough was achieved pursuing weeks of discrete quality gathering and surveillance.
The pack person and different subordinate of the syndicate person been arrested, confessing to the crime.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, successful a connection said, “Following complaints received from acrophobic residents connected the activities of a syndicate that attacks churches astatine nighttime and cart distant religion instruments and different items.
“The commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda. directed DPOs to embark connected an intelligence-led probe and guarantee that these suspects are rounded up, arrested and brought to book.
“In compliance with the CP’s directives, connected 16th September 2025, the bid received a distress telephone astir an imminent equipped onslaught connected Dominican City Church on Polytechnic Road by Sticals Hotel.
“Responding swiftly, patrol teams from the Ogwashi-Uku Division, moving intimately with section vigilantes, led by the DPO, CSP Israel Okomoyon, intercepted a gold-coloured Toyota Sienna Space Van, Reg. no: EFR-150-XB, with 2 occupants identified as: Emmanuel Emiowor ‘m’ (21yrs) of PTI Road, Warri, and Noah Philip ‘m’ (20yrs) of PTI Road, Warri.
“A hunt of the suspects and the conveyance yielded the pursuing exhibits: One Pump Action Gun, Three Single Barrel Locally Made Guns, One Locally Fabricated Revolver Gun, One Live Cartridge, One Iron Rod (used successful breaking religion doors).
“Upon interrogation”, the connection went on, “the suspects confessed to being members of a syndicate that specialises successful attacking churches.
“Some looted properties person already been recovered. Both suspects, on with the exhibits are successful custody, and a discreet probe has commenced”, the connection added.
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