Delta Police Arrest Commissioner, 3 Others Over Deputy Director’s Death

The Delta State Police Command has arrested the State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects over the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the State Ministry of Secondary Education.

The police also declared a manhunt for two other persons identified as key suspects.

The development was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe.

According to Edafe, the command took the commissioner and three other suspects into custody as investigations continued into the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.

The police spokesman said the latest arrests had brought to five the number of persons currently in police custody.

He stated: “The Delta State Police Command, in continuation of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education, has taken into custody the the State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, alongside three other suspects in connection with the case.

“This brings the number of persons currently in Police custody in connection with the investigation to five (5).”

The command also identified Mrs Clementine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, the driver to the Commissioner for Secondary Education, as the two persons being sought.

The police urged the two individuals, wherever they might be, to make themselves available to the command to assist with the ongoing investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, psc, mnips, assured the family of the deceased and members of the public that the investigation would be conducted thoroughly, impartially and professionally.

He further assured that due process would be followed and that anyone found culpable would be brought to justice in accordance with the law.

The command also expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased.

The investigation remains ongoing.