The Delta State Police Command has claimed a rich harvest of success in its ongoing war against crime in August.
This is typified by its arrest of over 80 suspects, recovery of 31 firearms, 86 rounds of ammunition and cartridges, as well as dozens of stolen vehicles, laptops, and mobile phones.
The harvest was made during the various operations mounted by the command across the state for the month of August, 2025.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda S. Olufemi, disclosed this on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) during a press briefing at the Command,’s Headquarters in Asaba.
He assured residents that, under his leadership, the Command remained resolute in making the state unsafe for criminals.
“Deltans can attest to the fact that in recent times, the state has become very hot for criminals. The command, under my watch, will not relent in this mandate and will continue to go after criminally -minded individuals to ensure they are arrested and brought to justice,” Olufemi stated.
Multiple operations across Asaba, Ughelli, Ogwashi-Uku, and other communities led to the arrest of suspected armed robbers and recovery of weapons including pump-action rifles, Beretta pistols, and double-barreled guns, according to the command.
Stolen items such as motorcycles, motor vehicles, laptops, phones and household electronics were also recovered.
The command said a 27-year-old ex-convict, released just five days earlier from the Ogwashi-Uku correctional facility, was rearrested alongside an accomplice for allegedly stealing a motorcycle in Asaba.
Among notable recoveries were a Mercedes Benz GLK and Lexus RX350, both snatched at gunpoint, the command added..
The comma d claimed that one of the suspects, a 35-year-old from Edo State, was arrested while attempting to sell the vehicles for ₦2 million each, adding that in Ughelli, operatives apprehended a 52-year-old woman, described as a major drug dealer, along with her apprentices.
It equally laid claim to the seizure of a massive cache of controlled substances, including 355 bottles of codeine, hundreds of rolls of tramadol, and Canadian liquid cannabis
The Police Command also smashed a syndicate which allegedly specialized in hypnotizing victims, before defrauding them of valuables by looting their bank accounts.
The recovered exhibits included two Toyota Camry cars, 16 suspected stolen iPhones, and evidence of fraud amounting to over ₦23.5 million.
It said that in Ekpan, four suspects were arrested for the theft and resale of ladders valued at ₦250,000 each. Eleven ladders were recovered.
The Commissioner urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities through the Command’s control room hotlines:
08036684974,
08114895600, and
08025666914
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to ensuring that “all Deltans sleep with their two eyes closed,” stressing that ongoing intelligence-led operations would further clamp down on criminal networks across the state.
