Delta CP Redeploys DPO Accused of N2.5m Extortion, Orders Investigation

The Delta State Police Commissioner, CP Aina Adesola, has ordered the redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer of Jesse, CSP Chidi Nwabuzor allegedly accused of extorting N2.5 million naira from a woman.

In a viral video, a woman was captured alleging that one officer Bright, officer Usman and the DPO Jesse extorted from her the sum of N2.5 million with the hope that her brother, who is presently in custody, will be released.

Reacting to the video which had since gone viral, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe said that the command after a careful examination of the video clip, states on the 1st of January 2026, the youth leader of Jesse community arrested some suspects and brought them to the Police station.

He said that among the suspects was the said woman’s younger brother, identified as Israel Onojeruo, aged 20 years.

Edafe, in a statement said, “The suspect was arrested based on the confession of another suspect, Okoro Desmond, who stated that he sold a gun to Israel Onojeruo.

“Suspects were later transferred to the State Anti-Cult Unit (SACU) for further investigation.

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“However, on the allegation of extortion levelled against the DPO and two other officers of Jesse division, the commissioner of Police, CP Aina Adesola, who is a community friendly Police officers, listened to the complaint and took immediate action.

“The CP ordered the AC X-Squad to investigate the allegation leveled against the officers. The constable identified as Bright in the video has been detained at the command headquarters, and the DPO has been removed and deployed to the command headquarters pending the outcome of the investigation.

“The removal of DPO is in response to a series of complaints of extortion and unprofessionalism levelled against the DPO from different quarters.

“The CP assures members of the public that if, after investigation, the officers are found to have acted in an unprofessional manner, they will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the extant laws as stipulated in the Police Act and regulations to serve as a deterrent to others.

“The CP wishes to emphasise that the command under his leadership will not tolerate any form of extortion, intimidation, incivility to members of the public and unprofessionalism from officers in the command.

“He therefore urged that members of the public to reach the command complaint response unit numbers in cases of complaint against police action”.

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