I have participated in the killing of six people – 14-year-old suspected armed robber who joined gang at age 7 confesses in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command and local vigilantes have arrested a 14-year-old suspected

armed robber, Gift Peace, and two members of his gang in Warri.

Gift, who was apprehended at a Suya spot at Enerhen junction in Warri South Local Government Area, had

been part of a gang terrorising the area for seven years.

The teenage suspect confessed that he was involved in the killing of six individuals, including a vigilante

at 1st Marine Gate, during armed robbery operations.

Gift met his fate when the leader of his gang, Goodluck, was arrested at Marine Quarters, Warri, by

vigilante members. Goodluck, confessed and led the police to the suya spot where Gift was present.

Confirming the arrest on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe,

stated that two other male gang members, Idigbe Osreis (19) and Idigbe Perfect (16), were also arrested

in their hideout. 

“On 29/9/2023, the DPO of ‘B’ Division Warri received a distress call about an armed robbery operation at

Giwamu Junction Warri,” the PPRO stated.

“During the attack, a police undercover operative was at the scene and sighted one of the suspects. The

operative later trailed him to a Suya spot at Enerhen Junction.

“The DPO of ‘B’ Warri, SP Bolarinwa Alabi, acting on the directive of the Delta State Commissioner of

Police, CP Wale Abass psc, embarked on an intelligence-led operation alongside his team and arrested

one Gift Peace, a 14-year-old boy, at the said Suya spot at Enerhen junction.

“The teenager confessed to being a member of an armed robbery gang that terrorizes Warri and its

environs and claimed to have been involved since he was seven (7) years old.

“He provided the names of other gang members and subsequently led the detectives to their hideout

“The gang members, upon sighting the police, opened fire from their unregistered operational tricycle

“The police responded, and during the ensuing confrontation, one of the suspects, later identified as the

gang’s leader, sustained serious gunshot injuries, while the others managed to escape

“He was taken to the hospital, where he was eventually confirmed dead by the doctor

Edafe further added that the items recovered from them included the gang’s operational tricycle, a

locally-made cut-to-size single-barrel gun with expended cartridges, and three live cartridges. 

source: LIB