Operatives of the Delta state Police Command haave arrested 94 women suspected to be commercial sex workers and 59 male suspects at Evwreni , Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesman , DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, said the suspects were nabbed on Monday at some identified criminal hotspots at Evwreni Community .
Edafe said that the operation was led by the Commander, Dragon Patrol, CSP Graham Imade.
“They embarked on an intensive confidence-building patrol, stop and search, and show of force while acting on credible intelligence report.
“During the operation, 59 male suspects and 94 female suspected to be commercial sex workers were arrested,” he said.
The command’s spokesman, however, said that the 94 suspected commercial sex workers had been charged to court alongside some of the male suspects.
Edafe added that others had been transferred to the Command’s headquarters for further investigation.
The Delta PPRO said that the Command’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Operations, Johnson Adenola, had directed that massive raids be carried out in Warri, Ughelli and other parts of the state.
Edafe said that the directive was sequel to the recurring incidences of kidnapping and armed robbers in Warri, Ughelli and other affected areas in the state.
items recovered from the suspects included 10 live cartridges, three pump action guns,one dagger and one locally-made cut-to-size gun,.
Others included one unregistered Mercedes Benz, one Peugeot car and one suspected stolen unregistered Toyota Venza.
20 capsules of tramadol and 31 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian hemp,Nine cups of loud, codeine syrup, sachets of swinol were seized from the suspects.
