- Yerakpo was found with four locally-made cut-to-size guns
- He was arrested in a stop and search operation
On Wednesday, the Delta State Police Command arrested Sunday Yerakpo, a suspected armed robber.
Yerakpo was found with four locally-made cut-to-size guns, according to a statement released by the Command on their official X handle.
The statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, revealed that the suspect was arrested in a stop and search operation at Aragba Junction along Sapele Aghalokpe Road, Okpe local government.
It further read, “The 35-year-old male suspect had concealed the four new locally fabricated cut-to-size gun under the seat of his red QLINK Motorcycle (REG NO JRT178VH).
“The suspect was immediately arrested and preliminary investigation revealed that he deals in gun running and that one of his accomplices known as Ose Ogboyen sent him to deliver the arms to a client popularly known as ‘Saputu’.
“Efforts to arrest the said Ose Ogboyen and Saputu are ongoing.”
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