Troops of the Nigerian Army, 63 Brigade, have arrested 13 members of a criminal gang who killed a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Sunday Okoebor, on Tuesday in Asaba, Delta State.
According to Colonel lbrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff, 63 brigade headquarters, Asaba, while parading the suspects, his men were joined by the Police “Operation Hawk” who exchanged fire with the criminals.
One of the hoodlums identified as Aminu, the army chief said, shot the DSP at close range.
The soldiers had earlier received information about the killing and criminality in the Koka area of the city and subsequently mobilised to the area.
He quipped: “The soldiers, again mobilized to the criminals hideout early in the morning where 125 others were arrested and out of which eight of them were identified by residents as those who have been robbing them of their properties and terrorizing their areas.
“We incapacitated two, two escaped and we were able to arrest an additional six. We also arrested 125 at their hideouts out of which eight were identified as robbers.
“We are going to hand them over to the police. We are only doing this “Operation Still Water” to ensure a safe environment particularly this ember months, to maintain peace,” Col Gambari stated.
Items recovered from them include; pistol gun, laptops, jewelries, phones, and other electronic gadgets.
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