Delta Police ‘Ban’ Keke Operators In Asaba After Bandits ‘Snatched’ Two Police Rifles

The Delta State Police Command has placed a restriction order on Tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP operators in Asaba and its environs.

The restriction on operations of Keke in the state capital and its environs would start as from 10:pm every day.

BIGPEN ONLINE learnt that this is coming on backdrop of increasing crime rate in the state capital which culminated in the recent incident where two police rifles was allegedly snatched by bandits from police on stop-and-search duty in Asaba.

State Police Public Relation Officer,  ASP Chuks Orisewezie who announced this in a statement said that Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command owing to the prevailing security situation in the State, and in his bid to serve the good people of the State well and reduce crime to the bearest minimum, reiterates the Government’s ban on all Tricycle aka Keke NAPEP operators in Asaba and its environs not to operate beyond 2200hrs.

“Officers of the Command on patrol duties have been given a matching order to arrest and impound any Tricycle aka keke napep operator found operating within the streets of Asaba metropolis and its environs after 2200hrs (10pm).

“The Commissioner of Police solicits your understanding in this regards while assuring Deltans and the general public of his commitment to their safety and security at all times”.