Tuesday, August 2o, 2024 - Two brothers have been arrested for attacking police officers and dealing in illicit drugs in Edo State.
The suspects, Adodo Irorehe (62) and
his brother, Godwin Isaac Irorehe (40), were arrested by Raider Squad of the
Edo State Police Command command during a raid on black spot, where illicit
drugs are sold.
The spokesperson of the command, SP
Joel Moses Yamu, said the suspects who own the premises where the drugs are
being sold, on sighting the police, brought out guns and fired several shots at
the operatives and in the process damage their vehicle’s side mirror
Yamu said the police resisted the
attack and arrested the suspects and also recovered arms and ammunition from
them.
The PPRO listed the items recovered
from the suspects during a search on them to include, one double barrel gun,
one single barrel gun, four expended cartridges, nine live cartridges, weed
suspected to be Indian hemp and other illicit drugs.
He said the suspects would be charged
to court as soon as investigation is completed.
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