Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have smashed a notorious Keke-NAPEP robbery syndicate in Delta State, arresting two young suspects who allegedly used the tricycle to terrorise, abduct, and violently extort unsuspecting passengers.
Reports said the gang met its match when police operatives cornered the suspects, Musa Haruna, 22, and Mubarak Abdullahi, 20 and took them into custody on October 11, 2026, following a sting operation driven by sharp community intelligence.
The Command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bright Edafe, said following credible report of their criminal activities, the breakthrough unfolded when operatives attached to the Orerokpe Division acted on a tip-off from the Civilian Anti-Cult Group in Osubi regarding a suspicious tricycle operating along Osubi Road.
He said moving swiftly, the police team, in collaboration with local vigilantes, intercepted in a tricycle with registration number BDG 429 QN, and a search of the tricycle led to the recovery of weapons used by the suspects which included one (1) locally made cut-to-size double-barrelled shotgun, seven (7) live cartridges, and one (1) jackknife
Further exposing the modus operandi of the criminal syndicate, SP Edafe, said the suspects belonged to a network specialized in transit-related crimes and are always involved in picking up unsuspecting commuters, holding them at gunpoint, and forcing them under threat to transfer money from their bank accounts.
According to him, investigation is actively underway by the Command to identify and apprehend the remaining fleeing members of the syndicate and bring them to justice.
