Delta Police Arrest Officers Caught With Cash in Viral Video, Face Disciplinary Action

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of officers filmed in a viral video counting bundles of cash inside a patrol van marked Area Command Asaba.

The footage, which spread widely across social media platforms, showed the policemen handling large amounts of money from their parked vehicle, fueling public suspicion that the cash was linked to extortion.

Reacting to the development on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, said the officers were swiftly identified and summoned before the Commissioner of Police.

“The policemen in the embarrassing video have been identified and arrested. They appeared before the CP today,” Edafe wrote in a post on X.

He explained that disciplinary measures had already begun, noting that two senior officers involved had been queried while two inspectors were placed in detention pending further action.

“The four personnel, two of them who are senior officers, have been queried while the two inspectors have been detained and are awaiting an orderly room trial,” the statement added.

Edafe assured that sanctions would follow in line with the Force’s internal disciplinary procedures, stressing that the matter would be handled decisively to uphold professional standards.

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