Delta: Two arraigned over forceful demand of fee from property developer
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Delta State officials have begun prosecuting illegal “deve” levies, with two men arraigned in Warri Magistrate Court for forcibly demanding the fee from a property developer.
Following the Delta State government’s directive that anyone caught demanding unlawful payment of development fee, popularly known as “deve”, from a property developer should be arrested and prosecuted, two young men have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Warri over the crime. The arraignment came amid a renewed crackdown on illegal levies in Delta […] Delta: Two arraigned over forceful demand of fee from property developer