The Delta State Police Command has arraigned a 63-year-old proprietor of a popular brothel in Asaba, Prince Chizoba Ojokwu, alongside 29 other suspects arrested during an intelligence-led crime prevention operation targeting criminal hideouts across the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. He said Ojokwu, owner of Prince Tarvan 50 Brothel, was arraigned before the Asaba Magistrates’ Court for allegedly permitting his premises to be used as a brothel and procuring women and girls for prostitution.
According to Edafe, the brothel owner was among 202 suspects arrested during the large-scale operation conducted 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 ongoing efforts to combat crime and improve 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 Magistrates’ 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.”
Edafe added that 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 wherever a prima facie case is established.
He said the commissioner also 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.
