The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three others in connection with the death of Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the ministry.

The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death, according to the Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe.

In a statement on Monday, Edafe said five suspects are now in police custody over the case. The identities of the three other suspects arrested alongside the commissioner had not been disclosed as of the time of filing the report.

The police have also declared two additional persons wanted for questioning. They are Mrs Clementine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, the driver to the Commissioner for Secondary Education.

“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 Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, alongside three other suspects in connection with the case,” the statement said.

The Command added that the latest arrests bring the number of persons currently in police custody over the investigation to five.