Delta: Two arraigned over forceful demand of fee from property developer

Following the Delta State government’s directive that anyone caught demanding unlawful outgo of improvement fee, popularly known arsenic “deve”, from a spot developer should beryllium arrested and prosecuted, 2 young men person been arraigned earlier a Magistrate Court successful Warri implicit the crime.

The arraignment came amid a renewed crackdown connected amerciable levies successful Delta State.

The suspects, Mr. Irikefe Ajueyitsi and Mr. Abubakar Nasiru, were brought earlier Chief Magistrate E. M. Sowho astatine Magistrate Court 1, Warri, connected a two-count complaint bordering connected amerciable request and breach of peace.

The developer, Pastor Fred Aghedo, said the request for improvement interest prompted him to record a petition with the police.

Prosecuting counsel from the Uvwie Area Command of the Nigerian Police Force, ASP Dicko Wakama, told the tribunal that the accused persons, alongside others inactive astatine large, committed the offence connected March 12, 2026, astatine 3rd Marine Quarter Road, Warri.

He alleged that the defendants demanded “deve” from Pastor Fred Aghedo successful narration to operation activities connected his property.

According to the prosecution, the enactment contravenes Section 13(1) of the Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Law, 2018, and is punishable nether Section 13(2) of the aforesaid law.

ASP Wakama further informed the tribunal that the accused persons besides engaged successful behaviour apt to origin a breach of bid by creating nuis...