Delta State Police Command says, it recently made remarkable achievements in curbing criminalities in the state.

It said, acting on intelligence, on 12th September 2025, a team led by DPO Ekpan, CSP Labe Joseph, arrested two suspects: Elvis Ebroghro (male, aged 36) and Abiola Adegore (male, aged 34), both residents of Ometan. “Preliminary findings indicate that on 11 September 2025, a community security guard, Abdullahi Mohammed (male), sighted the duo attempting to steal a vehicle battery. When he challenged them, the suspects allegedly threatened to kill him if he report the incident. Following Elvis Ebroghro’s confessional statement, operatives intensified their operations, leading to the arrest of another key suspect, Lucky Ebroghro. During the follow-up operation, one AK-47 rifle concealed inside an isolated building within Ometan Community and linked to the syndicate was recovered.”

The police also disclosed that, on 8th of September 2025 at about 0130hours, the command received a distress call that a young man (name withheld) was kidnapped at his residence in Ogwashi-Uku and taken away. The kidnappers after collecting a ransom of two million naira (#2,000,000) shot his leg for not having enough money.

“The CP Olufemi  Abaniwonda, immediately detailed the command’s Special anti-kidnapping and cyber squad to the scene. The commander CSP Godwin Osadolor alongside his operatives stormed the bush and trailed the suspects to Ogwashi-Uku bush, where the victim was rescued with gunshot injury. The operatives then embarked on an intelligence-led investigation and arrested the duo of Chukwuebuka Nka aged 25 years, of Nenwe in Aniri LGA of Enugu State and Uche Okechukwu of  Amaifeke in Orlu LGA of Imo State.”

The SUPREME learnt that the suspects were arrested at Owerri road, Ndemili North LGA of Anambra State and the victim’s white colour Venza SUV was recovered from them. Following the confessions of the two suspects, the operatives stormed their hideout at Agidiase village in Ogwashi-uku, where one Somto Chukwuma aged 18 years of Ezea in Ihiala LGA, Anambra State, was arrested.

 The SUPREME also learnt that the suspect took the operatives to another hideout in Ogwashi-Uku, where they recovered their operational  Toyota Matrix vehicle with registration no. RRT-331-AE  and a network jammer circuit device was also recovered. The suspects are said to be in police custody, and investigation is ongoing.

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, commended the operatives for their professionalism and resilience, stressing that there will be no safe haven for criminals in Delta State. He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to relentlessly dismantling criminal networks to restore peace and safety across communities.

Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe confuted the story.

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