Police arrest 5 suspected cable thieves in Delta

<p>Edafe said that the command had arrested another suspected criminal for unlawful possession of firearms in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta.</p>, <span>Nigerian-police (Credit- Businessday NG)</span>, <h2>The Police Command in Delta has apprehended five suspected electric pole and cable thieves in Kwale, headquarters of the Ndokwa West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.</h2>, <p>The spokesman for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Wednesday in Warri.</p>, <p>Edafe said that the five suspects were nabbed on Saturday by police operatives attached to the Kwale Division, following a discreet and intelligence-driven investigation.</p>, <p>He said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Kwale division, Edwin Igoche, CSP, who had received complaints about the activities of the suspected vandals, detailed his men to go after them.</p>, <p>“On Aug. 5, 2023, the Divisional Crime Officer led a combined team of police and vigilante operatives and apprehended Michael Thankgod, Peter O'Nyoba, Prince Johnson, Ogochukwu Nwabochali and Chinedu Ossai,” he said.</p>, <p>Edafe said that items recovered from the suspects included three sacks containing electric conductor cables, two iron steel cutter and a measuring scale.</p>, <p>He added that the suspects and exhibits were in the police custody while investigation in the matter is ongoing.</p>, <p>In another development, Edafe said that the command had arrested another suspected criminal for unlawful possession of firearms in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta.</p>, <p>The command’s spokesman said the 27-year-old suspect, identified as Oghenetoja Douglas, was apprehended on Sunday by the police Anti-robbery patrol team attached to the Orerokpe Division.</p>, <p>“The Police patrol team, while on a routine stop-and-search operation on the Oha/Orerokpe Community Road, intercepted a commercial tricycle with five male passengers.</p>, <p>“The Policemen subjected them to a search during which one locally made double barrel cut-to-size short gun with two live