Delta Police Arrest Armed Gang Members, Recover Guns, Ammunition Across South-South States

The Delta State Police Command has apprehended multiple suspects linked to an armed criminal gang operating across Delta, Rivers, and parts of the eastern region of Nigeria.

This was disclosed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, in a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

According to the statement, among those arrested are a 21-year-old suspect identified as Idrisu Yakubu, as well as Bello Amodu, aged 40, and Umar Mohammed, aged 38. The trio are alleged to be part of a coordinated gang involved in violent crimes across the region.

During the operation, police recovered several firearms, including one AK-47 rifle and one pump-action gun.

In a separate operation, officers also arrested a 53-year-old suspect named Benjamin Benemor. The police recovered from him an English pistol, an additional pump-action gun, and a locally made firearm.

SP Edafe emphasized the Command’s ongoing efforts to rid the state and surrounding regions of armed criminal activity and urged the public to continue supporting law enforcement with credible information.

Further investigations are ongoing as the suspects remain in custody.