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The Delta State Police Command has stated that officers are allowed to search people’s bags and pockets without a search warrant, a declaration that has stirred reactions online.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, made the announcement via his X handle on Saturday, August 23, while presenting a suspected thief caught with a firearm.
He clarified that although police cannot search homes or phones without a warrant, they are permitted to search individuals and their belongings if they appear suspicious.
“This chap was standing at a club around 5 a.m. looking suspicious, when operatives of the Rapid Response Squad intercepted and searched him, and this gun was recovered,” SP Edafe said in a video. He added that the suspect’s bag contained a firearm, magazine, and ammunition.
Further investigations revealed that the 39-year-old suspect, Bassey Udoh from Akwa Ibom, had been involved in stealing generators from multiple homes.
“Bassey Udoh did not only have this in his possession. In the course of our investigation, we discovered that he usually scale through the fence of people’s houses while they’re sleeping and steals their generator. At times use the gate to come out and or also take it out through the fence. The time of their operation are usually between the hours of 4am and 5am,” SP Edafe said.
Udoh admitted to living in Delta State for three years and confessed to stealing from about nine houses over the past two months.
“I’ve not entered more than nine people’s houses. Some people buy the generator for N40,000 or N35,000,” he said.
Regarding the firearm, Udoh claimed it was merely for display at a club and not for robbery.
“I was holding it; I did not use it to rob. It was for flexing at a club. I put it in my waist,” he explained.
Watch him speak below…
Do the police have the right to search you randomly without a search warrant? The answer is yes, search you and not your houses or your phones. But to search you, your bag, pockets, is allowed. This chap was standing at a club around 5 AM looking suspicious, when operatives of… pic.twitter.com/2SmBclLiIZ
— SP. Bright Edafe (@Brightgoldenboy) August 23, 2025
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