The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old man identified as Oki Peace for stealing seven Zinox computers from a primary school in Warri.
This was revealed to newsmen by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, in Asaba the state capital on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
According to DSP Edafe, it was gathered that on Wednesday, March 6, 2022, at about 1500hrs, a staff of Nana Primary School reported that eight out fifteen Zinox computers were supplied to the school by Delta State Government have been stolen.
DSP Edafe said, “Upon receipt of this report, the DPO ‘A’ Division Warri detailed police detective who swung into action. The detectives after a painstaking investigation, on 6/3/2022, arrested the principal suspect named Oki Precious. An investigation later revealed that the suspect is the computer operator working in the school and employed by the parent-teachers association (PTA) of the school. The suspect led the police to his house where seven computers were recovered. The case has been charged to court, he added.
The Police Public Relations Officer also said the command arrested some suspected cultists and recovered some hard drugs.
The PPRO said “On Monday, March 7, 2022, at about 03:25hrs, operatives of the Command Raider’s Squad in conjunction with Raider Volunteer Corps raided several black spots in Animeli road by Panama junction and Kevin Road both in Sapele.”
“During the raid, fifteen (15) male suspects were arrested during which the following items were recovered: fifteen (15) grams of substances suspected to be cocaine, one (1) compressed sack of substance suspected to be Indian hemp, seven (7) packets of tramadol, twelve (12) syringes, four (4) CSP codeine syrup bottles, two crushers, some items suspected to be charming, one (1) cooler soaked with suspected Indian hemp popularly known as ‘monkey tail’, one (1) grinder and twenty (20) packets of razors. The investigation is ongoing, he also added.
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