The Delta State Police Command has apprehended three suspects accused of robbing and assaulting women under the guise of operating a transport service.
In a video shared on X on Tuesday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, revealed that the suspects, nicknamed “one chance” operators, lured their victims into their vehicle, pretending to be transporters.
Once inside, the victims were taken to isolated locations, where they were robbed and, in some cases, assaulted.
“These three suspects operate in two folds. They go to clubs, carry runs girls, dance and drink with them, negotiate prices, and take them out pretending that they are going to the hotel.
“They later divert these young girls to the bush, rob them, transfer all their money from their bank account, and rape them. As usual, they regret their actions and pray for a second chance,” Edafe explained.
The suspects targeted women exclusively, often arranging to meet them at clubs.
One suspect, Vincent Omonigho from Enerhen, admitted: “I went to carry a girl at the club. Normally, we go to the club, we discuss with the girl, we have a good time with them, and tell them to come to the hotel that we lodged, and they join us in the car.
“On our way from the club, along the road, we collect their phones, rob them of their things, tell them to come down, drive off, and leave them.”
“We carry the girls like runs girls that we want to sleep with. We discuss with them and agree to pay them between N20,000 and N30,000, but when we get to Ughelli Road, we collect their phones, open their apps.”
Another suspect confessed to targeting passengers sporadically, saying: “We’ve picked passengers to rob on twice. We carry them to the bush in Ughelli Road.”
Although denying involvement in sexual assaults, he claimed a former gang member, now on the run, was responsible for raping the victims. “We don’t sleep with girls. It’s only one guy who used to follow us before, Peter, who is the one who sleeps with girls, but he’s nowhere to be found, he’s on the run.”
A hair vendor linked to the gang admitted to selling wigs stolen from victims, saying, “I buy from her because I felt it’s a personal thing that she sells. She has given me only four (wigs). Some people used the wig to take a loan from her friend, and if they can’t pay back, they’ll then sell it to recover their monies.”
The suspects were arrested in a club in Abraka, bringing an end to their operations.
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