Suspects caught with cocaine and pistols ask for photo with police spokesman
Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Police in Delta State, Nigeria, arrested two suspects carrying cocaine and two pistols during a stop-and-search operation.
- The suspects, who claimed the firearms were for protecting their drug business, were reportedly unfazed and even asked for a photo with the police spokesman after their arrest.
- Police spokesman Bright Edafe used the arrest to justify continued stop-and-search operations, highlighting the recovery of illegal items.
In a bizarre turn of events following a drug bust in Delta State, Nigeria, two suspects apprehended with cocaine and firearms not only admitted to using the weapons for their illicit trade but also requested a photograph with the police spokesman.
These two suspects were intercepted during stop and search by operatives attached to Safer Highways patrol of the command.
The suspects were intercepted during a routine stop-and-search operation by operatives attached to the commandโs Safer Highways patrol team. A search of their persons yielded two Beretta pistols concealed on them and a substance believed to be cocaine. They claimed the firearms were solely for the protection of their drug business.
Caught with cocaine and two pistols, which they claim they use for the drug business. But they got carried away when they saw that I wanted to interview them. They even asked for a picture after the interview.
Police Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe, who disclosed the arrest, narrated how the suspects became "carried away" upon realizing he intended to interview them. "I have not seen this kind of people before," Edafe wrote, recounting their request for a picture after the interview, despite being caught red-handed with illegal substances and weapons.
Edafe Bright na him be my name.
Edafe obliged their request for a photo but humorously advised them to return for it after serving their prison terms. The incident, captured in a viral video, shows one suspect recognizing Edafe, who is well-known as the PRO. The suspects' nonchalant attitude, even asking for a photo with law enforcement after being caught with contraband, underscores a peculiar dynamic in such encounters.
Ahh, who no know you.
Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.