By Onomiguren Agbamu
The operative of Delta Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist along with other suspected armed robbers and recovered locally fabricated firearms.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a press statement in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The statement reads: ” the leadership of CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has again recorded another achievement in the fight against crime and criminality as operatives of the CP special assignment team and Safe Delta operatives in three different operations arrested suspected cultists armed robbers and recovered their firearms”.
” Acting on credible intelligence related to cult activities within Ibusa Town, on 10/09/2025, operatives of CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) trailed and arrested one Oluwatobi Olugbemi, 29 years, a native of Ikenne – Remo community in Ijebu – Ode LGA of Ogun State but resident at Ogboli quarters of Ibusa town”.
“A search warrant was executed at his residence, during which a Beretta pistol loaded with one round of ammunition was recovered. Suspect confessed to being a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, AKA “ARROW BARGER.” Investigation is ongoing”.
“On 09/09/2025, operatives of Safe Delta, while on surveillance patrol along DBS Road, sighted a group of boys fighting and engaging in affray, one with a cutlass”.
“The operatives swiftly went to the scene and, in the process, arrested Raphael Chukwuemeka M’, aged 23 years, with one cut-to-size Double Barrel Pistol with seven live cartridges recovered from him”.
“The suspect was taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing. In another development, operatives of Safe Delta, while on stop-and-search duty at Head Bridge, Asaba, on 10/09/2025, at about 1030 hours, they intercepted three young men , namely Solomon Offor ‘m’ age 22yrs, Ifesinachi Nwankeze ‘m’ aged 19yrs and Ambrose Ugwuba ‘m’ aged 23yrs, 23. Upon searching the suspects and the motorcycle, a locally made single-barrel cut-to-size gun, cartridges, and a dagger concealed in a bag were recovered. Suspects are in custody while the investigation is ongoing.”
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