The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects in separate intelligence-led operations in Ughelli North and Ika South Local Government Areas of the state, recovering two firearms, ammunition and other items suspected to be linked to criminal activities.

The Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Bright Edafe who confirmed the arrest said the operations, carried out by operatives of the Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) and the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), were part of ongoing efforts by the command to combat armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes across the state.

The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Asaba, SP Bright Edafe.

According to him, operatives of CP-SAT, acting on credible intelligence about the activities of a suspected armed robbery syndicate allegedly terrorising Ujode Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area, raided the area on October 16, 2026.

During the operation, he said, the police arrested a 29-year-old suspect, identified as Thankgod Ejakpomewhe, and he was found with a locally made long gun and one live cartridge while other suspected members of the alleged criminal syndicate reportedly fled upon the arrival of the operatives.

The command’s spokesperson explained that efforts were ongoing to track down and apprehend the fleeing suspects to ensure that all those allegedly involved in the criminal activities were brought to justice.

In a separate operation in Ika South Local Government Area, operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ubuluku, arrested four suspects during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Alisimen Community, Bright Edafe further said.

The operation, conducted on October 15, 2026, followed intelligence received by the police regarding suspected criminal activities in the area.

The image maker revealed that four 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 which includes double-barrelled pump-action gun, one laptop, six mobile phones, a camouflage cap and a camouflage jacket, he said

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

The command said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the arrests and the recovered items were ongoing.