The action followed a viral video in which a woman accused the DPO, alongside officers identified as Bright and Usman, of extorting ₦2,500,000 from her with the promise of securing the release of her brother from police custody
The Delta State Police Command has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jesse Division, CSP Chidi Nwabuzor, and the detention of a police constable following allegations of extortion amounting to ₦2.5 million.
The action followed a viral video in which a woman accused the DPO, alongside officers identified as Bright and Usman, of extorting ₦2,500,000 from her with the promise of securing the release of her brother from police custody
In a press statement on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, CP Aina Adesola, had ordered the Anti-Corruption (X-Squad) unit to immediately investigate the allegations.
According to the police, the incident that led to the arrest occurred on January 1, 2026, when the youth leader of the Jesse community apprehended some suspects and handed them over to the police. Among those arrested was the complainant’s younger brother, 20-year-old Israel Onojeruo.
The police stated that Israel was arrested based on the confession of another suspect, Okoro Desmond, who allegedly claimed he sold a gun to him. The suspects were later transferred to the State Anti-Cult Unit (SACU) for further investigation.
However, following the extortion allegations, CP Adesola reportedly took “immediate action” after reviewing the viral video and listening to the complaint. The constable identified as Bright in the video has been detained at the command headquarters, while the DPO of Jesse Division has been removed from his position and redeployed to the command headquarters pending the outcome of the investigation.
The police command also revealed that the redeployment of the DPO was in response to “a series of complaints of extortion and unprofessional conduct” reportedly lodged against him from different quarters.
The Commissioner of Police assured members of the public that any officer found culpable after investigation would be “decisively dealt with” in line with the provisions of the Police Act and other extant regulations.
CP Adesola further stressed that the command under his leadership would not tolerate extortion, intimidation, incivility or any form of unprofessional conduct by officers, urging the public to report police misconduct through the command’s Complaint Response Unit.
The police provided the following numbers for complaints: 09011112311, 09155570008, 09064308018 and 09066575187.