The Police, on stop-and-search routine, arrested two suspected armed robbers, recovered a pump action gun, a live cartridge, and other incriminating exhibits in Delta State.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Delta State Command, Asaba, SP. Bright Edafe, in a statement on Friday, narrated that on 27 May 2026, operatives of the Department of Operations, DOPS, Buffalo Team, attached to the Second Niger Bridge, while conducting a targeted stop-and-search operation, intercepted an unregistered blue Hijet Cargo mini bus travelling from Anambra State into Delta State.

He said that during the operation, the occupants of the vehicle attempted to discourage the officers from carrying out a search and threatened to record the officers if the search proceeded.

The operatives, however, remained professional and conducted a thorough search of the vehicle. The search led to the recovery of one pump action gun, loaded with one live cartridge, and two daggers.

The suspects, identified as Ugo Chukwu Kendirim, 25, and Odo Jude, 27, were immediately arrested and taken into custody.

According to the PPRO, "preliminary investigation is ongoing to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the possession of the recovered exhibits and to determine any possible links to criminal activities."

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, commended the operatives for their vigilance and professionalism. He reaffirmed the Command's commitment to intelligence policing, proactive crime prevention, and the sustained efforts to deny criminal elements any operating space within the State.