DELTA SECURITY: CP ENGAGES DPOS, PATROL AND GUARD OFFICERS, VIGILANTES, FOREST GUARDS TO INTENSIFY INTELLIGENCE, COMB FORESTS, MONITOR ACCESS ROUTES

DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND

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DELTA SECURITY: CP ENGAGES DPOS, PATROL AND GUARD OFFICERS, VIGILANTES, FOREST GUARDS TO INTENSIFY INTELLIGENCE, COMB FORESTS, MONITOR ACCESS ROUTES

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, psc, acipm, mnips, today, 15th July 2026, held a strategic security meeting with patrol and guard officers of all police divisions across the state, leaders of vigilante groups, forest guards and other recognised civil security outfits in the State, directing them to intensify intelligence gathering and sustained patrols of forests, rural communities and critical access routes, including roads, waterways, railway corridors and bush paths.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations and other members of the Command Management Team. Commending the outfits for their contributions to security, the CP stressed that their operations must be conducted strictly within the law and coordinated with the Police.

He directed that their activities at the local level be streamlined under the respective Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), noting that effective community policing depends on collaboration, sustained patrols and timely intelligence sharing.

The CP warned against unlawful detention, torture, dehumanising treatment and the use of security outfits to settle personal scores, directing that persons arrested must be promptly handed over to the nearest Police station.

He further charged leaders of the outfits to discipline their members, identify and remove criminal or errant elements from their ranks, and refrain from shielding anyone who acts outside the law. CP Yemi Oyeniyi, psc, acipm, mnips, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to working with genuine security partners within the framework of the law, adding that the engagement would be sustained and replicated across the Local Government Areas to strengthen coordination, intelligence sharing and grassroots security across Delta State.

SP. BRIGHT EDAFE, ANIPR, FCIA, FIPMD

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

DELTA STATE COMMAND, ASABA

15th July, 2026