
Delta State Police recovered a gun from fleeing armed robbers in Effurun and separately arrested a suspected drug peddler in Agbor, according to Punch. The incidents form part of ongoing investigations, with officers continuing to hunt the robbery suspects who escaped. No further details on casualties, identities or charges were provided in the report.
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