Delta State Police Arrests Five Suspects Over Viral Cult-Related Murder In Issele Asagba, Recover Pump-Action Gun
The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a young man in Issele-Asagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, following the circulation of a viral video showing the victim being attacked and butchered with a machete.
The killing, suspected to be cult-related, reportedly occurred on October 27, 2026, prompting the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel E. Erale, psc, mnips, to direct operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), Asaba, to identify and apprehend those responsible.
Acting on the directive, operatives of the unit embarked on intelligence-led operations which resulted in the arrest of four suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity on November 3, 2026.
The suspects were identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, 26; Michael Okoro, 26; Freedom Iloh, 28; and Chinasa Akwuo, 29. They were arrested during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout along Ugbolu–Amachai Road.
During the operation, police recovered one pump-action gun, a dagger and substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
Further investigations led to the arrest of a fifth suspect, identified as Infione Solomon Omefe, 27, on November 4, 2026. According to the police, the suspect confessed to participating in the murder captured in the viral video.
The Command disclosed that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other persons implicated in the killing, assuring that all those involved would be brought to justice.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel E. Erale, condemned the gruesome killing and reiterated the Command’s determination to rid the state of cultism and other violent criminal activities.
He warned individuals involved in cult-related activities and other forms of violent crime to desist, stressing that the Command would sustain its operations against criminal groups across the state.
The police boss also appealed to residents to support the Command with credible and useful information that could assist in preventing and tackling crime, assuring members of the public that information provided would be treated with utmost confidentiality.
