Police raid criminal hideouts,arrest 15 in Delta

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‎The Delta State Police Command has arrested 15 suspects involved in cultism/armed robbery.
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‎Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said that on April 27, 2026, at about 11:30 am, on the directive of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, three tactical teams from the command stormed Best Lodge in Oko Community, a notorious black spot.
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‎In the operation, the three teams, made up of Safe Delta, Operation Delta Sweep, and Operation Delta Shield, successfully arrested 14 suspects, – 13 males and one female.
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‎Also, according to the statement, exhibits recovered at the scene comprised one locally-made cut-to-size pistol, three live cartridges, two bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, four daggers, one cutlass, several mobile phones, and a cash sum of ₦133,100. Investigation is ongoing.
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‎In a related development, on the same April 27, at about 2:00 am, detectives attached to the Operation Delta Shield, while on stop-and-search duty on Kingsley Street, intercepted a male suspect, 26-year-old Chidiebere Irunkwor.
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‎A search was conducted on him, leading to the recovery of a locally-made cut-to-size pistol, two live cartridges, and a sum of 10 Euros.
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‎Police preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect is a member of the Eiye Confraternity.
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‎All the suspects, the statement added, are currently in custody, while investigations on the two cases are ongoing.
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‎The state’s Commissioner of Police has reiterated the command’s resolve to sustain pressure on criminal elements through proactive policing and intelligence-led operations.
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‎He, however, called on members of the public to continue to support the Police with timely and credible information, assuring that all information received would be treated with strict confidentiality.
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