The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected cultists and criminals in separate operations in Agbarho and Oghara, recovering six firearms, four live cartridges, ten expended cartridges and other incriminating items.
The arrests, according to a press release issued by the Command, followed intelligence-led operations by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit and Oghara Police Division.
In the first operation, which took place on November 4, 2026, operatives of the Command Anti-Cultism Unit (CACU), Sector 3, Ovwian-Aladja, arrested a 34-year-old suspect, identified as Akpoghene Goodluck, along the Agbarho–Warri Expressway.
The suspect was reportedly apprehended after attempting to evade police operatives who were on patrol. A search of the premises where he was arrested led to the recovery of two locally fabricated firearms and ten expended cartridges.
Further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, 50-year-old Solomon Arhugberume James, from whose residence operatives recovered a pump-action gun and one live cartridge.
The two suspects reportedly claimed to be members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security outfit but were unable to produce identification cards or other documents to substantiate their claims.
In a separate operation, operatives of the Oghara Police Division arrested a 23-year-old suspected cultist, Clinton Awuerowswo, popularly known as Clinbaby, on October 23, 2026.
The suspect had allegedly been on the run following the recovery of firearms from his residence on March 23, 2026.
Items recovered in connection with the arrest include one Beretta pistol, two locally made cut-to-size guns, three live cartridges, a battle axe and a jackknife.
During preliminary investigation, the suspect reportedly admitted ownership of the recovered weapons and membership of the Eiye confraternity. Police authorities said investigation into the case was ongoing.
Reacting to the arrests, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, psc, mnips, warned individuals involved in cultism and the unlawful possession of firearms to desist from such criminal activities.
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to sustained operations against criminal groups and other security threats across the state.
The Police Commissioner also urged residents to provide credible and useful information that could assist the police in preventing and combating crime, assuring members of the public that information supplied would be treated with strict confidentiality.
The Command reiterated its determination to sustain the fight against cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Delta State.
