The Delta State Police Command has arraigned a 63-year-old proprietor of a popular brothel in Asaba, Prince Chizoba Ojokwu, along with 29 other suspects following an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal hideouts across the state.
The command’s spokesperson, ACP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. He said Ojokwu, the owner of Prince Tarvan 50 Brothel, was charged before an Asaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly permitting his premises to be used as a brothel and procuring women and girls for prostitution.
Edafe said the brothel owner was among 202 suspects arrested during the large-scale intelligence-led operation carried out on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
The coordinated raid targeted identified criminal hideouts, brothels and suspected illicit drug dens across the Asaba metropolis and adjoining communities as part of the command’s sustained efforts to combat crime and enhance public safety.
“The Delta State Police Command has arraigned 30 suspects arrested during the intelligence-led crime prevention and enforcement raid conducted across identified criminal black spots within the Asaba metropolis on Saturday, July 4, 2026,” the statement read.
“The suspects were among the 202 persons arrested during the operation led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations.
“The intelligence-driven operation, which was based on credible information generated by the State Intelligence Department (SID), targeted identified black spots, brothels and suspected illicit drug dens across Asaba and adjoining communities.
“Following the conclusion of preliminary investigations, 172 suspects were screened and released unconditionally. One of the suspects, Prince Chizoba Ojokwu, 63, proprietor of Prince Tarvan 50 Brothel, was arraigned before the Asaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly permitting his premises to be used as a brothel and procuring women and girls for prostitution, offences punishable under Sections 224 and 223, respectively, of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. C21, Vol. I, Laws of Delta State of Nigeria, 2006.
“The remaining 29 suspects were arraigned for conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace and possession of illicit drugs.”
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to ensuring that every lawful arrest is followed by diligent investigation and prosecution where a prima facie case has been established.
He warned operators of criminal hideouts and other unlawful establishments to desist from activities that threaten public peace and security, stressing that the command would continue to sustain intelligence-led operations to rid the state of criminal elements.
