By Onomiguren Agbamu
The Delta State Police Command has intensified its war against crime, sending a strong message to criminal elements operating within the state.
In two separate sting operations carried out within the week, the command has dismantled a suspected drug syndicate in Agbor and intercepted armed robbery suspects in Ogwashi-Uku, recovering illicit drugs, a firearm, and live ammunition.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ogwashi-Uku Division, CSP Israel Okomoyon, led a joint patrol comprising officers of the division and local vigilantes to carry out the operations.
Edafe explained that during the operation, the team intercepted three young men riding on a motorcycle, and the suspects, identified as Emmanuel Ibekwe ‘m’ (25yrs), Victor Chibuzor ‘m’ (25yrs), and Zakaria Joro ‘m’ (25yrs), all residents of Ogwashi-Uku.
He maintained that subjects were searched and an English pistol loaded with two (2) rounds of live ammunition was recovered. The suspects failed to provide any satisfactory explanation for having the firearm.
Similarly, “On 13th September, 2025, operatives of the Delta State Eagle Net Special Squad, led by the commander, SP Danyaya Yunusa, in a joint operation with the Nigeria Hunters Forest Security Service (NHFSS), acting on credible intelligence, stormed a hotel situated along the Asaba/Benin Expressway, Agbor”.
“The raid led to the arrest of ten (10) adult suspects, including Markwuye Peter ‘m’ of Ifeanchukwu Street, Agbor, identified as the owner of the hotel. A substantial quantity of illicit drugs was recovered during the operation”.
“The suspects are currently in custody, while discreet investigations have commenced to unravel the full extent of their criminal activities.”
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