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From Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri
Operatives of the Buffalo Team, Delta State Police Command, in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Achalla Branch, have arrested four suspected illicit drug peddlers along the Benin–Asaba Expressway.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Monday, said that the successful operations recorded across different parts of the state led to the arrest of suspects and the recovery of firearms, illicit drugs and dangerous weapons.
The arrests, he said, followed a series of decisive, intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and reinforcing public safety in the state.
He said that, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Buffalo Team carried out a coordinated raid at Hausa Market by the Customs checkpoint along the Benin–Asaba Expressway.
Edafe said that the operation led to the arrest of four suspects, namely Yakubu Umar, 19 years; Galiu Adamu, 17 years; Nuhu Musa, 16 years; and Zaraduwu Usman, 21 years.
Items recovered include large quantities of suspected illicit drugs, namely Colorado, Canadian Loud, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, Tramadol and Swinol. Also recovered were two (2) locally fabricated battle axes and the sum of One Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand Naira (₦144,000).
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All suspects and exhibits are in custody, while investigations are ongoing.
In the same vein, operatives of the Raiders Unit, acting on credible intelligence, on April 4, arrested one Henry Obi, aged 34, following a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Ika South Local Government Area, Agbor.
The suspect, a native of Anambra State, confessed to being a member of the Aiye Confraternity, he said.
“A thorough search of the premises resulted in the recovery of one English-made pistol with six (6) rounds of live ammunition. Further search revealed suspected illicit drugs ingeniously concealed within the body of a standing LG air conditioner in the parlour, suggesting deliberate efforts to evade law enforcement detection.
The suspect and exhibits are currently in custody, while investigation is ongoing”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has commended the operatives for their swift and coordinated actions, noting that such operations are critical in sustaining the Command’s ongoing crackdown on crime.
He urged members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to provide credible information to the police, assuring that the Command will not relent in its efforts to safeguard lives and property across the state.
