Posted by Amarachi on Mon 05th Jun, 2023 - tori.ng
They were nabbed following a distress call from one of their victims who sighted his stolen motorcycles at a filling station in Ozoro.
The arrested suspects
Two suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate that specializes in stealing motorcycles have been rounded up by the Delta State Police Command.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, June 4, 2023, said four motorcycles were recovered from the suspects.
According to the PPRO, the suspects, identified as Chibuike Ochula and Izuchi Uzochi, were nabbed following a distress call from one of their victims who sighted his stolen motorcycles at a filling station in Ozoro.
“On 2/6/2023, the DPO Ozoro police division received a distress call from a victim whose motorcycle was stolen some time ago that he sighted his motorcycle at a filling station in Ozoro,” the statement read.
“Operatives were quickly mobilized, and they arrested the duo of Chibuike Ochula ‘m’ aged 30yrs and Izuchi Uzochi ‘m’ aged 20yrs, and the motorcycle recovered. The suspects later led the police operatives to Kwale, where three other stolen motorcycles were recovered. Suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing.”