By Onomiguren Agbamu
The Delta State Police has arrested four suspects linked to the Effurun firearms case involving Oghenemine Ogidi in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
In a follow-up to the case of unlawful possession of a Beretta pistol recovered at a park in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, on 1 May 2026, four suspects who are part of the gun-running syndicate, namely Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill, and Amadi Felix Chibuike have been arrested.
Briefing journalists in Asaba at the Command Headquarters, the Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, said the suspects were arrested in Bayelsa and Imo states, respectively, following painstaking investigations and intelligence-led operations carried out by operatives of the command.
The first suspect, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, was arrested in Bayelsa on 4 May 2026 alongside his friend and roommate, whose phone he used as a means of communication to purchase the gun.
Upon confession, Emmanuel revealed that he bought the gun from one Amadi Princewill for the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (N290,000) and sold it to one Desmond (at large) for the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (N380,000), who, in turn, billed it to Effurun and contacted Oghenemine Ogidi (now deceased) to collect it and send it to Sapele.
Following the confession of Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, the second suspect, Amadi Princewill, was trailed and arrested in Imo State on 15 May 2026.
Upon the arrest of Amadi Princewill and during interrogation, he stated that he bought the gun from one Amadi Felix for the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N200,000). Consequently, Amadi Felix was trailed and arrested in Owerri, Imo State, on 16 May 2026.
All the suspects are members of the Black Axe confraternity. They will be charged in court upon the completion of investigations, while the manhunt for other suspects, including Desmond, is still ongoing.
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