Bishop Held for ‘Assisting’ Suspected Car Snatchers as CP Mohammed Ali Gives Criminals Bloody Nose in Delta

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A man identified as Bishop Ifeanyi Eneh appeared at a police parade of suspected car snatchers and other criminals today in Delta State.

Delta State commissioner of police (CP), Mr. Ari Mohammed Ali, described Eneh as a Lagos-based lawyer suspected to have been working with a gang of car snatchers over the years.

Ali told reporters at the Police Headquarters in Asaba that on August 14, 2021, at about 11 p.m., officers acting on credible intelligence gathered that a silver-color Toyota Sienna Sedan car marked AJL 330 PC was removed from where it was parked at Amichi in Anambra State. The vehicle was heading to Asaba. The DPO ‘A’ Division Asaba and some policemen on intelligence-led operation located the vehicle at Elemedo Hotel Bonsac Asaba.

According to Ali, three suspects were arrested. He identified them as 48-year-old Oyinaya Augustine, Bishop Ifeanyi Eneh of Ikotun Egbe in Lagos, and 27-year-old Lilian Eze.

Ali said, “The suspect has been a popular notorious car snatcher who was one time arrested in November 2010 and charged to court in Anambra. He has been in the business of car snatching for the past 20 years. The other suspect, Bishop, has always been his lawyer who uses human rights to attack and prevent law enforcement agents from arresting and prosecuting the said suspect, and he was to take the vehicle to Lagos, but luck ran out of him this time as he was caught in the act. Suspects will be charged to court.”

Ali added, “The Command under my watch has been working 24/7 with a view to seeing that the state is safe for all. Considering the menace caused by cultists in Sapele and Ogwashi-Uku axis, I deployed tactical teams to the affected areas and other parts of the state with a view to restoring peace in the affected areas. Some of the achievements from the operations are the highlights of today’s briefing. With the successes recorded, peace has been restored as suspects arrested have been the root cause of the menace in these areas. The Command will continue to sustain this tempo and ensure that cultists and other miscreants will not see the state as a haven.”

Ali mentioned how his men arrested kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists, and recovered two AK47 rifles, two pump action guns, two locally made short guns, and 47 rounds of 7.62MM ammunition.

He said, “On 15/08/2021 at about 0230hrs, acting on credible information received concerning a group of suspected Armed robbers/kidnappers, the Delta State Police Command Special Anti-cult unit (SACU) operatives stormed their criminal hideout at Ogorode Sapele. During the operation, five suspects namely, Nelson Ofurhie ‘m’ age 40 years, Efe Adams ‘m’ age 32 years, Williams Onufuevue ‘m’ age 46 years, Enajitu Itiefie ‘m’ age 37 years, and Oghenero Eruteta ‘m’ age 37 years were arrested. Exhibit recovered from them includes one AK 47 rifle with breech no. KT1921, one locally fabricated AK47 rifle, two pump action guns, two locally made single barrel guns, 47 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition, some quantity of hard drugs, one ash-colour Mercedes Benz Jeep reg. No. AFZ 735 HW, one white colour Lexus Jeep with reg. No. KUJ 983 NW and one ash-colour corolla car with Reg. No. SAP 911 MX.  The case is under investigation.

“On the 14/8/2021 at about 2045hrs, a combined team comprising of all tactical squads, Ogwashi-Uku patrol teams, and vigilante raided Agidiese Qtrs where 12 suspected cultists were arrested. Among those arrested are Chiedu Ewuzie ‘m’, Bright Ushiagwu ‘m’ AKA Small, and Nnamdi Okocha ‘m’ of a dreaded Arrow Barger cult group. They have been on the run after they allegedly murdered one Ifeanyi Umeadi sometime in the month of July 2021 at Ogbeofu quarters in Ogwashi Uku. Nine of the suspected cultists have been charged to court, while the other three murder suspects are still undergoing investigation.”

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