…Recover 220 Rounds Of SMG Ammunition, 32 Live Cartridges
The special Assignment Team of the Delta state Police Command has again hunted down criminal elements terrorizing the state and beyond.
In a statement handed down by the Commands Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed that acting on credible intelligence from the Force Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), Abuja, operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), led by ASP Julius Robinson, arrested a female suspects, one Jamila Abubakar, at Conoil Filling Station, Warri–Patani Road, Effurun.
The statement revealed that upon her arrest, officers discovered the cash sum of Five Hundred, Fifty Thousand Naira (₦550,000) neatly concealed beneath her bag and suspected to be proceeds from illicit transactions. They said her apprehension provided a crucial lead that set off a well-coordinated follow-up operation.
The statement reads; “Building on that intelligence, the operatives stormed Niger-Cat area of Warri, where they successfully arrested a notorious arms peddler, one Ahmed Ibrahim (31) male, resident of Ekpan in Uvwie Local Government Area, at about 0725 hrs on 22nd October 2025. A search led to the recovery of a bag containing one hundred and fifteen rounds (115) rounds of 7.63mm AK-47 live ammunition, two hundred and twenty (220) rounds of SMG rifle ammunition, and thirty-two (32) live cartridges”.
SP Edafe further noted, that preliminary investigations revealed that, the suspect is a key supplier of weapons to bandit groups in the North and has long been on the Command’s watch list for his alleged role in several high-profile kidnapping and armed-robbery operations.
According to the statement, Ahmed Ibrahim, is also linked to the kidnap and murder of one Ogheneovo Onemu (female), who was abducted on May 27, 2024 at Edjekota community in Ughelli North LGA, and later murdered the ransom payment of ₦4,000,000.
Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, described the breakthrough as another testament to the Command’s unwavering commitment to stemming the flow of illegal arms, dismantling criminal syndicates, and bringing offenders to justice. He reaffirmed the Command’s determination to identify and neutralise all networks involved in illicit weapons across the State. The CP urged residents to remain vigilant and continue supporting the Police with timely and credible information to aid the fight against crime, assuring the public that the Command will sustain its momentum against criminal elements and remain resolute in protecting the lives and property of all law-abiding citizens.