Police Foil Kidnap Plot in Delta, Arrest Suspect with Gun, Nab Robbery Gang Member

  The Delta State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping in Ughelli and arrested two suspected criminals in separate intelligence-led operations, recovering three locally made guns, 13 live cartridges and other incriminating items. The command said one of the suspects allegedly planned to abduct a pastor and a retired school principal, while another was arrested during a stop-and-search operation linked to suspected armed robbery activities. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba. According to the statement,…

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Delta Police Nab Wanted Cultist, Recover Four Locally-Made Guns

The Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on cultism with the arrest of a suspected notorious cultist and the recovery of four locally fabricated firearms in Jesse, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.   The Command said the suspect, Oghenebuba Mamatime, 28, who is allegedly a member of the Eiye Confraternity, was arrested on July 21, 2026, by operatives of the Jesse Division in collaboration with community youths.   According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Police Foil Suspected Cult Initiation in Delta, Recover Guns, Seven Vehicles

The Delta State Police Command says it has foiled a suspected cult initiation ceremony in Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state, recovering firearms, ammunition, seven vehicles and other items. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Asaba. According to the statement, the operation followed credible intelligence that members of the Black Axe Confraternity, also known as Aye, were conducting an initiation ceremony in a forest in Orogun. Edafe said operatives of the Command’s…

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Delta CP Orders DPOs, Vigilantes To Intensify Forest Patrols, Intelligence Gathering

  The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, has directed Divisional Police Officers, patrol and guard officers, vigilante groups, forest guards and other recognised local security outfits to intensify intelligence gathering and comb forests and other vulnerable areas across the state to curb criminal activities. The directive was issued on Wednesday during a strategic security meeting held at the Delta State Police Command headquarters with patrol and guard officers from police divisions across the state, leaders of vigilante groups, forest guards and members of other recognised civil security outfits.…

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Alleged Rape: Delta Police Arrest Popular Content Creator ‘Odogwu of Asaba’ As Victim Dies

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a popular content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” over the alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman who later died after allegedly ingesting a toxic substance. The Command, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, said the arrest followed a petition alleging that the deceased travelled to Asaba on June 1, 2026, at the invitation of the suspect, who had promised to train her in content creation through a programme advertised on his social media platforms.…

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Delta Police Nab Eight Suspected Robbers, Cultists, Gunrunner, Recover Firearms

  The Delta State Police Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers, cultists and an alleged gunrunner in separate intelligence-led operations across the state, recovering four locally made firearms, four live cartridges, one expended cartridge, a dagger knife and other incriminating exhibits. The command said the operations formed part of its sustained offensive against armed robbery, cultism, the proliferation of illegal firearms and other violent crimes. According to a statement issued Tuesday in Asaba by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, operatives, in collaboration with members of the…

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Sen Dafinone Demands Justice For The Unlawful Killing Of Million Ogidi

  The Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ede Dafinone, has s condemned the extrajudicial killing of Oghenemine Million Ogidi, by a team of police officers attached to the Uvwie Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the incident as disturbing, unlawful, and unacceptable in a democratic society While condemning the killing, Senator Ede Dafinone held that those who are entrusted with the protection of citizens should not turn their weapons against them. According to him, “It is with deep shock and profound sadness that I received the news…

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Breaking: Delta CP Aina Adesola Replaced With CP Yemi John Oyeniyi

Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Aina Adesola Has been redeployed to Lagos barely a month after he was  posted to Delta to succeed retired AIG Olufemi Abaniwonda.   CP Aina Adesola who visited some Area Command for tour of inspection was yet to settle the recent reposting.   According to DCP Anthony Okon Placid, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, “IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, has ordered the posting of senior officers to various strategic positions across the Nigeria Police Force as part of ongoing efforts to…

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