Delta police rescue kidnapped girl, arrest suspects, and recover guns

Delta police rescue kidnapped girl, arrest suspects, and recover guns

…as CP Olufemi Abaniwonda reiterates the importance of proactive policing.

By Primetime Reports

The Delta State Police Command has made significant strides in combating crime in the state, as evident from their recent press release dated September 13, 2025.

RESCUE OF KIDNAP VICTIMS/ARREST OF SUSPECT:Acting on an intelligence report regarding a suspect who forcefully abducted girls from the North and kept them in his house against their will, the DPO of the Agbor Division, CSP Obekpa Michael, led operatives of the Agbor Division and embarked on an intelligence-led investigation, trailed the suspect to the Oza Nogogo community and raided the premises of one Bila Halili ‘m’, aged 30 years.

The suspect was seen with a young girl named Rebecca Mathew ‘f’, who was kidnapped on 11/09/25. The DPO and his team, alongside members of the local vigilante, rescued the victim, identified as Rebecca Mathew of Bodinga Community in Washegu LGA, Niger State, and the suspect, Bila Halili, age 30 years of Kosso community, Sokoto State, was arrested.

Upon painstaking examination of the victim, the operatives discovered that she had been hypnotised, but she stated that the suspect lured her out of her family home and destroyed her SIM card to make her unreachable before taking her away. Further investigation led the operatives to the victim’s mother, one Esther Moses, of the Bodinga community, Niger State, who later revealed that the victim had been missing since 02/09/25 and a complaint had been made to the police in Niger State. Investigation is ongoing.

ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERY OF ONE LOCALLY MADE CUT-TO-SIZE GUN/ILLICIT DRUGS: On 09/09/2025, operatives of Eagle Net Special Squad Asaba in synergy with The Nigeria Hunters Forest Security Service (NHFSS), led by the Commander of Eagle-Net Special Squad SP Yunusa Danyaya, acting on a high-powered intelligence report, conducted a raid operation at Basket Market along Asaba–Benin Road, Uromi Junction. During the operation, a total of twenty-seven (27) suspects, all adults, were apprehended. Upon thorough search, one locally fabricated firearm and large quantities of illicit drugs were recovered from the suspects. Investigation is currently in progress. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect hibernates in the hideout, where they practise executing their criminal plans. They are in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.

The commissioner of police for Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, reiterates the importance of partnering with members of the local community in the fight against crime and criminality while noting that security is everybody’s business. The CP therefore urges members of the public, particularly residents of Delta State, to always make available at any time useful and credible information that will help the police in crime fighting.

SP Edafe Bright, ANIPR, FCIA, FIPMD, PPRO Delta State Command, Asaba, related this report to the press.

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