Delta Police Arrest Five Suspected Robbers, Kidnappers, Recover Firearms

The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected criminals and recovered firearms and live cartridges during separate intelligence-led operations in Ughelli North and Ika South Local Government Areas of the state.

The operations were carried out by operatives of the Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) and the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), according to a press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe.

In the first operation, CP-SAT operatives, acting on credible intelligence about a suspected armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising Ujode community in Ughelli North, raided the area on October 16, 2026, and arrested 29-year-old Thankgod Ejakpomewhe.

The police said one locally made long gun and a live cartridge were recovered from the suspect, while other suspected members of the syndicate fled.

Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

In a separate operation on October 15, operatives of SAKU, Ubuluku, raided a suspected criminal hideout in Alisimen community, Ika South Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of four suspects.

The suspects were identified as Okwunzuwa Rubben, 28; John Onyeka, 42; Uzoma Ifeyinwa, 20; and Osas Atoe, 22.

Items recovered during the operation included a firearm described by the police as a double-barrelled pump-action gun, a laptop, six mobile phones, a camouflage cap and jacket.

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The police added that a further search of the suspects’ residence led to the recovery of five live cartridges.

Investigation into the cases is ongoing.

Reacting, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, commended the operatives for their diligence and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to dismantling criminal networks and preventing the unlawful circulation of firearms.

Erale warned criminal elements to desist from their activities or face decisive action within the law, while urging residents to continue supporting the police with credible and timely information.