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Delta Police Smash Criminal Hideouts, Recover AK-47, 2 Pump-Action Guns, 55 Rounds

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……Arrest three suspected Black Axe members in separate operation   The Delta State Police Command has uncovered suspected criminal hideouts in Ughelli North and Ethiope East Local Government Areas, recovering an AK-47 rifle, two pump-action guns, 55 rounds of live ammunition and seven live cartridges. Three suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity were also arrested during the separate intelligence-led operations carried out by operatives of the Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) and the Quick Response Squad (QRS). The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, who…

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Police Arraign 22 Suspected Cultists, Secure Remand Orders In Delta

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The Delta State Police Command has arraigned 22 suspected cultists before two courts in the state over alleged involvement in cult-related activities.   The suspects, arrested in separate operations at Eku and Owhelogbo communities, were charged with conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society, specifically the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, also known as “Arobag.”   According to the Command, 15 suspects arrested at Eku were arraigned before the Federal High Court, Warri, on September 25, 2026, after being transferred to the Command Anti-Cult Unit (CACU), Sector 2, Ozoro, for further investigation.…

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Adeda’s Death: CONFAB Demands Probe, Autopsy, CCTV Footage

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A human-rights advocacy group, CONFAB for the Actualisation of Human Rights, has demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Unity Adeda, a Level 16 Director in the Delta State Civil Service. The group, in a petition addressed to the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and copied to the Inspector-General of Police, National Human Rights Commission and Police Service Commission, said the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death required urgent investigation. The petition, signed by the group’s Director-General, Omemiroro Ogedegbe, alleged that Adeda was involved in a confrontation…

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Erale Assumes Duty As 25th Delta Police Commissioner

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The Delta State Police Command has welcomed a new Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Etaifo Erale, psc, mnips, who has assumed duty as the 25th Commissioner of Police in the state. Erale succeeds CP Yemi John Oyeniyi, psc, acipm, mnips, following his posting to the command by the Nigeria Police Force in August 2026. The new Delta CP, a tested operational commander with extensive experience in tactical operations, administration, criminal investigation, personnel management and community safety, brings more than three decades of policing experience to his new assignment. Born on…

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Delta 2027: PDP Governorship Candidate, Mrakpor Cries Out Over Alleged Political Attack In Delta, Demands Police Action

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Delta State for the 2027 election, Peter Mrakpor, SAN, has alleged that political thugs attacked members of the party and persons defecting from other political parties at Oria-Abraka in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state. Mrakpor, in a statement issued on Sunday, described the incident as a threat to democracy and called on the police to investigate the alleged attack and prosecute anyone found culpable. He alleged that the attackers were led by councillor representing DESIEC Ward 5, Ethiope East,…

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BREAKING: Delta Commissioner Izeze Lands In Jail For14 Days Over Alleged Delta Central APC Meeting Violence

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  The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Hon. Reuben Izeze, has reportedly been remanded for 14 days by an Effurun State High Court over issues arising from the alleged assault on the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Protocol, Mr. Simon Mudi, popularly known as Temple. The incident occurred in connection with the violence that followed the APC Delta Central stakeholders’ meeting at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun. The specific charges against Izeze were not immediately available as of press time. A viral…

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

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  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

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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

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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

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  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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