Police operatives have foiled an attempt by suspected kidnappers to abduct guests at the graduation ceremony of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed this in a statement, yesterday. He said: “On 13 August 2024, while students of Delta State Polytechnic, …

Delta State Police Command has rescued 23 teenagers lured into prostitution by a human trafficking syndicate from a hotel in Ughelli, Delta State. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bright Edafe said in a statement yesterday that the rescue effort followed a tip-off on the activities of the prime suspect identified simply as Chinyere and currently at large. Edafe …

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Superintendent Bright Edafe, has warned that engaging in sexual intercourse with either a boy or girl under 13 years old is considered defilement and is punishable by law with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Edafe made this known in a post on X.com on Sunday. He emphasized that consent is not …

The Delta State Police Command has commenced a manhunt to arrest one Sankey Ovemureye for allegedly killing his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanley. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent Edafe Bright said that the incident happened on Saturday and was reported by the brother to the fleeing suspect. The statement read: “The DPO on receipt of the complaint, …

The Delta State Police Command, on Wednesday, announced the arrest of nine Delta youths for allegedly attacking its officers and destroying the vehicle of the Force. The state Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe disclosed this via his X handle, adding that the head of one of its officers was broken in the attack. Explaining the incident, Edafe stated …

Delta State Police Command has paraded 67 gay suspects, arrested at an alleged gay wedding in a hotel in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The state Police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said they would be prosecuted in line with laws related to anti-gay issues. He said about 100 of them were arrested but at the end …

Police operatives in Delta State have rescued a stolen three-year-old boy and apprehended members of a suspected child trafficking syndicate. In a statement on Wednesday, state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Bright Edafe said it also recovered a tricycle and a locally made cut-to-size gun during an operation. According to the statement: “On the 13/06/2023 about 0830hrs, one Aisha …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have foiled an attempted kidnap by a suspected kidnapper. Police sources told our correspondent that around 11 am on Thursday, while operatives of the Eagle-Net were on a patrol along Oreorokpe-Sapele Road, they intercepted a commercial minibus for a routine search. During the search, the operatives reportedly recovered a locally-made single-barrelled gun with …