Tag: Delta State Police Command

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

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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

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  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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Delta CP Oyeniyi Sets To Visit Ughelli Area Command On Inspection Tour

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The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Yemi John Oyeniyi, is set to visit the Ughelli Area Command on Thursday as part of his ongoing inspection tour of police formations across the state. The visit is aimed at assessing the operational readiness of the Area Command, reviewing policing strategies and strengthening service delivery in line with the command’s mandate of safeguarding lives and property. It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police would be received at the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) Hall at ‘A’ Division, Ughelli, by senior police…

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