Crime
How Victim Spots Two Suspected Motorcycle Thieves At Filling Station In Delta
The suspects later led the police operatives to Kwale, where three other stolen motorcycles were recovered.
Delta State Police Command has arrested two members of a syndicate that specialized in stealing motorcycles in the state.
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.
Confirming the incident, the 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.
“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 was 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,” the PPRO added.
