Eight offenders have been arrested in connection with the assassination of a DSP in Asaba, Delta State.
Aminu, the second from the right, fired the DSP.
The Nigerian Army has apprehended individuals responsible for the murder of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sunday Okoebor in Asaba, Delta State.
While paraded the suspects, Colonel lbrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff, 63 Brigade Headquarters, Asaba, stated that his forces received information about a gang activity in the Koka region of the city and deployed to the spot.
According to him, his men were joined by police “Operation Hawk” operatives who exchanged fire with the criminals, during which one Aminu shot the DSP at close range and killed him on the spot.
Two of the criminals escaped with pomp actions.
“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 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 safe environment particularly this ember months, to maintain peace” Col Gambari stated.
Items recovered from the suspects include pistols, laptops, jewelries, phones, and other electronic gadgets.