The Nigerian Police, Delta State command has condemned some officers of the Airforce who attacked its officers after they had arrested a drug trafficker at the Air Force Base in Jeddo, Okpe Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The state’s police spokesperson, Superintendent (SP) Bright Edafe, on Wednesday, February 12, released a statement following a brawl between some police officers and some officers of the Nigerian Airforce.
He noted that the police officers were attacked by the Airforce personnel while they were carrying out their official duties.
The statement read, “On 11/2/2025, at about 1700 hours, operatives of Quick Response Squad (QRS) while on crime prevention patrol flagged down a Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. AKD-73-FL, but the occupants of the vehicle on sighting the police took to their heels which prompted the policemen to go after them, and arrested one of the suspects identified as Ibohama Precious aged 25yrs and recovered some weed suspected to be Indian hemp, Canadian loud and other hard drugs.
“While the Policemen were on their way to the station alongside the suspect and exhibit, upon getting to the Airforce checkpoint at Jeddo, they were stopped by the Airforce personnel and were told that they wouldn’t be allowed to proceed until they released the suspects they were carrying which the policemen vehemently resisted and subsequently, the Airforce personnel attacked the Policemen without justification.”
Edafe stated that under the leadership of the state’s Commissioner of Police (CP) Olufemi Abaniwonda, the Delta State Police Command enjoys a strong and cooperative relationship with the Nigerian Air Force, Navy, Army and other security agencies in the state, which serves as a model for collaboration.
He described the incident as highly embarrassing.
The police spokesperson also mentioned that CP Olufemi Abaniwonda and the Air Force authorities are currently investigating the matter and taking necessary measures to prevent such an unfortunate incident from happening again.