Police recover drugs and gun tied to murder in Delta
Delta State police have seized suspected cocaine and cannabis hidden in a passenger vehicle. Officers also recovered a firearm connected to a murder and cultism case. SP Bright Edafe and the Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, highlighted the role of intelligence-led operations in these breakthroughs. Investigations are ongoing, and efforts continue to apprehend additional suspects.
What happened
- Police intercepted a Sienna bus along the Onicha-Ugbo/Ewohimi Road and found illicit drugs concealed in electric bulbs.
- The recovered substances included 490 grams of suspected cocaine and four grams of suspected ‘loud’, a strain of cannabis.
- A pump-action gun with three live cartridges was recovered in the Ekiugbo area of Ughelli, linked to an investigation into conspiracy, cultism, and the murder of Alex Adanike on January 15, 2026.
- Three suspects have been arrested, charged, and remanded, while another suspect, Eddy Onose, remains at large.
- The police reaffirmed their commitment to intelligence-driven policing and called on residents to provide useful information.
