Police Bust Drug Syndicate, Arrest Armed Robbery Suspects In Delta
THECONSCIENCE NG reports that the Delta State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on crime, recording major breakthroughs in two separate sting operations that led to the dismantling of a suspected drug syndicate in Agbor and the arrest of three armed robbery suspects in Ogwashi-Uku.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed that the operations, carried out between September 13 and 17, 2025, underscore the Command’s determination to rid the state of criminal elements.
According to Edafe, on September 17, 2025, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ogwashi-Uku Division, CSP Israel Okomoyon, led a joint patrol team comprising officers and local vigilantes. The team intercepted three men on a motorcycle during a stop-and-search operation.
The suspects, identified as Emmanuel Ibekwe (25), Victor Chibuzor (25), and Zakaria Joro (25), all residents of Ogwashi-Uku, were found in possession of an English pistol loaded with two rounds of live ammunition. They failed to provide any explanation for carrying the firearm and were immediately arrested and transferred, along with the recovered exhibits, to the State Anti-Kidnapping Squad for further investigation.
Edafe also stated that on September 13, 2025, operatives of the Eagle Net Special Squad, led by SP Danyaya Yunusa, in collaboration with the Nigeria Hunters Forest Security Service (NHFSS), stormed a hotel along the Asaba/Benin Expressway in Agbor, acting on credible intelligence.
The raid resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects, including the hotel’s owner, Markwuye Peter of Ifeanchukwu Street, Agbor.
He said the Police operatives recovered a substantial quantity of illicit drugs during the operation, and the suspects are currently in custody, while discreet investigations are ongoing to determine the scope of their alleged criminal activities.
Edafe assured residents of Delta State that the Command, under Commissioner of Police Abaniwonda Olufemi, will continue to intensify efforts to combat crime, adding that the recent successes were a strong warning to criminal gangs that “there is no hiding place in Delta State.”
