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

The development was disclosed by the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, in a statement on Monday, as police intensified investigations into the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death.

According to the police, the latest arrests bring the number of suspects currently in custody over the incident to five.

“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.

“This brings the number of persons currently in Police custody in connection with the investigation to five,” Edafe stated.The police have not disclosed the identities of the three other suspects arrested alongside the commissioner.

Meanwhile, the command has declared two additional persons wanted for questioning as part of the investigation.They are Mrs Clementine Ufuoma, Director of Basic and Secondary Education, and Clement Apia, the driver to the Commissioner for Secondary Education.

The police said the investigation is ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the death of the deputy director.