By Eunice Emeyazia The Delta State Police Command has arrested a popular Asaba-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” over the alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman who later died. The arrest followed a petition alleging that the deceased travelled to Asaba on June 1, 2026, after the suspect allegedly invited…
By Eunice Emeyazia The Delta State Police Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers, cultists and a suspected gunrunner in separate intelligence-led operations across the state, recovering four locally made firearms, four live cartridges, one expended cartridge and a dagger knife. The Police said the arrests were part of its sustained crackdown on armed robbery,…
The Delta State Police Command has intensified efforts to strengthen human rights compliance and community policing through a series of interactive engagements involving police officers, community leaders, and other key stakeholders across the state. The initiative, organised in collaboration with the Police Service Commission (PSC), focused on promoting professionalism within the Nigeria Police Force, protecting…
The Delta State Police Command says it has intensified its crackdown on criminal activities across the state, leading to the arrest of 23 suspects, the recovery of a stolen HOWO trailer truck, and the seizure of large quantities of suspected illicit drugs in separate coordinated operations. The operations, carried out in different parts of the…
The Delta State Police Command says it has recorded fresh operational breakthroughs in its sustained crackdown on cultism, kidnapping, and violent crimes, with the rescue of a kidnapped three-year-old girl, the arrest of a suspected cultist, and the recovery of firearms in separate operations across the state. The command disclosed that operatives attached to the…
The Delta State Police Command has dismissed reports suggesting that officers shot two persons during a patrol operation in Ogwashi-Uku, clarifying that a personnel of the Nigeria Forest Security Service and a civilian died in what it described as a tragic accident during a joint security operation. The command said the incident occurred on Wednesday,…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested several suspects following an attack on police officers at the boundary between Akukwu-Igbo and Ugbolu communities in Oshimili North Local Government Area. According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Aina Adesola, tactical operatives were immediately deployed to the area to restore order and ensure public safety. He said…
The Delta State Police Command has released the official contact phone numbers of all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Tactical Commanders across the state, in a move aimed at improving transparency, accountability and public confidence in policing. The decision was approved by the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Olufemi Abaniwonda, according to…
The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, marked a major national milestone — 70 years of women in the Nigeria Police Force — with a vibrant 5km Walkathon in Asaba aimed at amplifying the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, the symbolic march drew senior female officers,…
The Delta State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its intensified campaign against violent crime, resulting in the death of a suspected kidnapper, the recovery of multiple firearms, and the arrest of several armed robbery and cult suspects across the state. In a pre-dawn operation on December 1, 2025, operatives of the State Anti-Cult…
