The Delta state police command Monday said it arrested notorious suspects for various criminal offences, including armed robbers, cultism, drug peddling, kidnapping and recovered firearms and dangerous weapons in the state.
The command said it recorded notable successes across different parts of the state, leading to the arrest of suspects in separate criminal operations.
The police operatives raided criminal hideout in Ika South local government area of the state and arrested one Henry Obi who confessed to be member of Aiye Confraternity.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP Brigjt Edafe said, “On 4 April 2026 at about 1300hrs, operatives of the Raiders Unit, acting on credible intelligence, raided a suspected criminal hideout at Ika South local government area, Agbor. The operation led to the arrest of one Henry Obi, 34, a native of Anambra state, who confessed to being a member of the Aiye Confraternity.”
“A thorough search of the premises resulted in the recovery of one English-made pistol with six rounds of live ammunition. Further search revealed suspected illicit drugs ingeniously concealed within the body of a standing LG air conditioner in the parlour, suggesting deliberate efforts to evade law enforcement detection. The suspect and exhibits are currently in custody, while investigation is ongoing.
He further said that, “On 05 April 2026 at about 1709hrs, operatives of the Buffalo Team, Delta state command, in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Achalla Branch, acting on credible intelligence, carried out a coordinated raid at Hausa Market by the Customs Checkpoint along the Benin–Asaba Expressway.
The operation led to the arrest of four suspects namely: Yakubu Umar ‘M’, 19 years; Galiu Adamu, 17; Nuhu Musa, 16; and Zaraduwu Usman, 21.
Items recovered include large quantities of suspected illicit drugs, namely Colorado, Canadian Loud, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, Tramadol, and Swinol. Also recovered were two (2) locally fabricated battle axes and the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand Naira (N144,000).
All suspects and exhibits are in custody, while investigation is ongoing.
