…Recover Vehicles, Motorcycles, Phones, Ladder, Others Items
By Sunday Apah
The police have arrested eleven suspected robbers who specialize in robbing and defrauding their victims of their valuables from different parts of Delta and Edo States.
The police, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, stated that the suspects were arrested based on credible intelligence from the operatives of the CP-Special Assignment Team between the 11th and 16th of August 2025.
He noted in the statement that the arrested robbers/fraudsters specialized in robbing and defrauding unsuspecting victims of their valuable items such as phones, motorcycles, jewelry, and looting their victims’ bank accounts.
According to the statement, “The suspects act in the guise of asking for directions and then hypnotize their victims before extorting and defrauding them.”
“The suspects are Ibrukoko (m) aged 32 years, a native of Ovu community, Ethiope East LGA; Obruche actor (m) aged 31 years, a native of Emede community in Isoko South LGA; Lucky Umukoro (m) aged 28 years, a native of Eku community in Ethiope East LGA.”
“Emmanuel Buruutu is aged 22 years, a native of the Agbarho community, Ughelli North LGA; Musa Abdulahi (m) aged 27 years, a native of Kafancha in Jamma’a LGA of Kaduna State.”
“Sokoh (m) aged 30 years of Ovwian community in Udu LGA; Preye Julius (m) aged 36 years; and Kadija Abass aged 30 years of Gidama community, Ilela LGA, Sokoto State.”
“The suspects operate in Warri, Ughelli, and other areas in Delta and Edo states. Exhibits recovered from them include two Toyota Camrys with registration numbers LND-809-HE and KSF-61-JU, and sixteen suspected stolen iPhones.”
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects have so far defrauded their victims of over twenty-three million, five hundred thousand naira (N23,500,000), the iPhones stolen by the suspects are about forty-two, and the number of victims defrauded so far is twelve.”
Additionally, the DPO of Ekpan police, upon receiving numerous complaints about stolen ladders, noted that the suspects would come in the guise of being customers and never return with the ladders they hired.
“The DPO, on the 12th of August, 2025, detailed operatives who embarked on an intelligence-led investigation and arrested one Esquire Stanley.”
“The suspect stated that he sold the ladders for twenty thousand naira each, for ladders that normally sell for two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N250,000).”
“Three other victims have also identified the suspects. Further investigation led to the arrest of the receivers, namely Chinedu Okorie (m), Orgi Abara (m), Philip Augustine (m), and Obone Jevwe (m). In total, eleven suspected stolen ladders were recovered,” it added.
