Police operatives attached to the Delta State police Command have recovered one AK47 assault rifle with one magazine loaded with ammunition, a locally made pistol cut to size loaded with cartridges and taken into custody one suspect. Police sources said the recovery followed a confessional statement by some suspects already in custody. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe said,the command is intensifying efforts to engender a safer Delta State. He added, “The Delta State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Aina Adesola, has recorded significant operational breakthroughs in the fight against crime and criminality. In a major breakthrough in Ughelli and adjoining communities, three suspected kidnappers earlier handed over by the Area Commander, Ughelli, were subjected to thorough interrogation by operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT).
The suspects, Usman Ayuba, aged 22, of Iyede Community; Ibrahim Abubakar, aged 22, of Akwa Ibom State; and Haruna Dahiru, also known as Bodere, aged 23, of Iyede Community, subsequently provided useful information that led to further recoveries. On 26 February, 2026 at about 2010hrs, the suspects led operatives to a bush along the Iyede axis where a magazine loaded with twenty-five rounds of live ammunition was recovered and on 27 February, 2026 at about 1545hrs, the suspects again took the team to their hideout within the same area where one AK-47 rifle was recovered. They were identified by a female victim who was abducted on 4 February, 2026 at Olu Avenue, Ughelli and released three days later after a ransom of Two Million Naira, ₦2,000,000, was paid. The suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing.”
Continuing, Edafe stressed, “Also on 27 February 2026 at about 0500hrs, operatives of the Dragon Patrol Team, deployed along the Abraka Oghara axis, intercepted one Shuabu Adams, aged 55, during routine stop and search duty near Western Delta University. A thorough search led to the recovery of a locally made cut to size gun concealed inside a pullover bag and loaded with two live cartridges. The suspect was promptly arrested and investigation is ongoing.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Aina Adesola, commends the gallantry, discipline and professionalism of the operatives involved in these operations. He reiterates that Delta State will not serve as a safe haven for kidnappers, gun runners or drug traffickers. The Command urges residents to continue providing credible and timely information, as community partnership remains a critical pillar in the collective fight against crime.
