Police recover SUV, assorted weapons in Delta

The Police Command in Delta said it recovered a stolen Lexus 350 SUV and assorted weapons from suspected armed robbers in the state.

The Spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri.

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Edafe said the vehicle was recovered on Wednesday by police operatives attached to the Otu-Jeremi Division in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.

He said investigation revealed that the vehicle was earlier snatched from the owner on the Ughelli-Warri Road

Edafe said the hoodlums abandoned vehicle at Imode Road and escaped into the bush.

“When the vehicle was searched, one pump action gun, two locally- made guns and six rounds of live cartridges were recovered,” he said.

Edafe said that manhunt for the fleeing suspects was ongoing.