The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Stanley Chibuike, who reportedly concealed a pistol in a loaf of bread.
The Spokesperson of the command, SP Bright Edafe, stated this in a statement released on Saturday in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
He said, “On November 6, 2025, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Delta State Command, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation at Koka Roundabout, Asaba, intercepted a young man whose suspicious behaviour prompted a thorough search.
“In the course of the search, a fabricated Beretta pistol was discovered carefully concealed inside a loaf of bread. The suspect, later identified as Nnamdi Stanley Chibuike, 24, was immediately arrested and taken into custody.
“The recovered weapon has been secured as an exhibit, while an investigation is ongoing to ascertain his possible connection with incidents of armed robbery and kidnapping within the Asaba metropolis and adjoining communities”
According to Edafe, the Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, commended the operatives for their vigilance and professionalism, describing the discovery as proof of the Command’s sustained intelligence-driven operations.
He reaffirmed the Command’s resolve to identify, arrest, and prosecute criminal elements regardless of their tactics, while urging residents to remain vigilant and provide credible information, assuring that all reports will be treated with confidentiality.
In another crime-related incident, Etimes247 reports on November 1 that the Delta State Police Command intercepted a Hiace bus fully loaded with controlled substances, including codeine and tramadol, at a toll gate in Asaba.
