On Thursday,  11th April 2024, the Delta State Police Command unveiled 12 suspects for a range of offenses, one of which was a 17-year-old boy (name withheld) who had staged his kidnapping in the Agbor area of the State.

The State Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, paraded the accused at the Police Headquarters in Asaba, the state’s capital. He said that the teenager had already spent the ransom money before being taken into custody.

He stated, “On March 20, 2024, the DPO Agbor Division received a complaint regarding the possible kidnapping of a 17-year-old boy (name withheld) in Obi’s Okhumera quarter, Agbor.”  The suspect claimed in a voice message to his sister, that he had been abducted and that his captors were requesting N1 million. The DPO moved quickly, apprehending three individuals based on technically created intelligence. According to the investigation, the 17-year-old staged his kidnapping with the help of his friends. “They had already collected a ransom of N700,000 and wasted the money before they were apprehended. The inquiry is still on.

Olufemi complained about the increase of hard drugs on the streets and stated that the command is presently collaborating with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to tackle this social threat. He claimed that on April 6, 2024, Eagle-Net Special Squad members stopped a white Toyota Hiace bus being operated by a 53-year-old man named Sunday Eze as they were conducting a regular patrol along the Asaba-Agbor Expressway in Isele-Asaba. 

The bus and its driver were searched, and it was discovered that he had 33 sachets of Swinol, 120 sachets of tramadol, and 375 bottles of CSP codeine.

Olufemi noted that the command had accomplished much during the review period. He also urged the people, particularly Deltans, to assist the police and other security agencies in the battle against crime and criminality by supplying reliable information.

He gave orders to all Divisional Police Officers to continue their raids, which exposed drug dealers and black spots within their jurisdictions, to start visibility patrols, stop and search operations, and to make sure that crime and criminal activity do not flourish in their communities.

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