The Delta State Police Command has arrested armed robbers suspects, recovering a stolen Mercedes Benz GLK car, and seizing assorted firearms and stolen property in separate operations across the state.
In a statement issued on Sunday, August 10, 2025, the Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, through the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said the coordinated operations were a direct result of intelligence-led policing and swift tactical response.
The statement said the first operation occurred on August 5 at about 5:40 pm, when the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of B Division, Asaba, CSP Edewor Akponegware, acting on credible intelligence, led his men to a parking lot on Former Deputy Road, Asaba.
There, officers intercepted a suspected stolen Mercedes Benz GLK car with registration number NZM10AP, allegedly being offered for sale.
The suspect, identified as Chinedu Eze, who claimed to own the car, was arrested while attempting to sell it to an unsuspecting buyer.
Police investigations revealed that the vehicle had been snatched at gunpoint in April 2023 at Abakpa, Enugu State, during which the rightful owner was shot.
The car had been re-registered both in 2023 and 2025 before its recovery.
In a separate incident on August 4 at about 4:30 am, the DPO of Ogwashi-Ukwu Division, CSP Okoyomon Israel, mobilised the Anti-Crime Squad and local vigilantes to Chelsea Street, Ogwashi-Ukwu, following a distress call about an ongoing robbery.
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Two suspects, Thywill Selvin of Poly Road, Ogwashi-Ukwu, and Guntim Bako of Kwale Junction, were arrested at the scene.
Recovered items include a pump action rifle with one live cartridge, a Beretta pistol with six rounds of ammunition, three live assault rifle bullets, a Daylong motorcycle (registration No: SAP 369 VK), a Qlink motorcycle (registration No: URM 750 QV), 25 mobile phones, four laptops, a tablet, a PS4 game console, a home theatre system, two Zealot music players, five bags of clothes, and other valuables.
Several victims have since identified their stolen property.
Abaniwonda praised the professionalism and swift action of the officers involved, attributing the successes to timely intelligence from members of the public.
He assured that the command would sustain its aggressive, intelligence-driven operations to rid Delta State of criminal elements.
He also appealed to residents to promptly report any suspicious activities or persons in their communities, stressing that early reporting remains one of the most effective ways to prevent crime.
