Delta police raid hotel, arrest eight suspects, recover firearms

The Delta State Police Command has rescued a 23-year-old kidnap victim, arrested eight suspects and recovered three firearms, 26 live cartridges and substances suspected to be Indian hemp in separate operations between October 20 and 23, 2026.
Police spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, said the operations targeted kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes.
He said operatives of the Owa-Oyibu Division, working with local volunteers, rescued the victim on October 20, a day after two suspected kidnappers allegedly abducted him at Owa-Alero.
According to Edafe, the victim was seized in front of his residence and dragged into a nearby bush. Police launched a search after receiving a report f...