The Delta State Police Command has arrested a key suspect in the abduction and murder of a commercial motorcyclist in Agbor, and also dismantled a suspected cultist and armed robbery syndicate in Warri.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 23, 2025, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said the arrests followed sustained intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing violent crimes across the state.
According to the statement, operatives attached to the Agbor Division apprehended 25-year-old Musa Buhari of Alihagu Village, Agbor, in connection with the killing of 53-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Friday Orumgbe. The suspect was found in possession of the victim’s phone and confessed to luring him into a bush with an accomplice, where they attacked and robbed him of his motorcycle and phone. The decomposed remains of the victim were later recovered at the crime scene.
In a related development, operatives of ‘A’ Division, Warri, arrested two suspects — Christian Agbajor Akpos, 33, and Sophia Thomas, 26 — during a night patrol in the Ubeji community. A locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun, a battle axe, and cartridges were recovered from their vehicle. Preliminary investigations linked Akpos to the Maphite and Neo-Black Movement (NBM) confraternities.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, commended the officers for their swift action and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to intensifying intelligence-driven policing to rid Delta State of criminal elements.
