The Delta State Commissioner of Police CP Aina Adeola is said to have ordered X-Squad of the pooice to investigate the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Jesse Police Division, CSP Chidi Nwabuzor, over allegation of extortion of N2.5milkion.

According to reports, CP Adeola action was informed by a viral video recording of a woman captured alleging that one officer bright, officer Usman and the DPO of Jesse extorted from her the sum of two million, five hundred thousand naira (#2,500,000). She claimed the alleged bribe was with the hope that her brother, who is presently in police custody, will be released.

Police source explained that, “after a careful examination of the video clip, the command wishes to state as follows:

On the 1st of January 2026, the youth leader of Jesse community arrested some suspects and brought them to the Police station. Among the suspects was the narrator’s younger brother, later identified as Israel Onojeruo, aged 20 years. 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. 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 we learnt has “ordered the AC X-Squad to investigate the allegation leveled aganst the officers. The Police Constable identified as Bright 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. “

According to reports “the removal of DPO is in response to 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 who assumed duties last week, emphasised 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.

Spokesman of the Command, SP Bright Edafe confirmed the story.