Police raid Edo communities, recovers guns, ammunition, others

By Jethro Ibileke

Police operatives Edo State have conducted a raid on the coastline communities in Ovia South-West Local area of the state, with a view to fishing out criminals elements terrorising the area.

A statement by the Command’s deputy spokesperson, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu Saturday evening, said the raid was carried out at about 4.20 pm on Friday, 26 August, 2022, following the arrest of one Lawrence Yambo and his gang, who she alleged have been terrorising Okomu community.

She added that the operation which was in continuation of the ongoing raids of criminal hideouts and cultists’ enclaves in the State, was conducted by operatives attached to the Command’s intelligence and rapid response squad, the Command’s crack team and its Marine Police.

The statement read in part:

“On arrival at the community, the other miscreants terrorizing the community on sighting the operatives took to their heels into Agbede forest in Ovia West Local Government area of Edo state, abandoning their loots.

“On the Spot house to house search conducted within the community led to the recovery of the following items; 2 AK 49 Riffles, 1 AK 47 Riffle, 2 locally made revolver single barrel, 1 locally made single barrel, 1 locally made double barrel [gun], 1 locally made cut to size barrel [gun], 128 pieces of AA cartridges, 12 pieces of 9mm ammunitions, 2 telephone handsets, 2 army shirts, 2 high pressure gas cylinders and a bag of charms.”

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu, has applauded the professionalism of the operatives in leading the onslaught.

Yaro who reassured the public that the Command would not rest on its oars to ensure that the State is peaceful and crime is reduced to the barest minimum in the State.

He also appealed for continuous collaboration from the good people of the State including security stakeholders in the State.