By Augustine Ehikioya
To check crimes in Delta State, Police personnel have arrested some cult and armed robbery suspects in the State.
They also recovered some locally-made guns, daggers, cult regalia, charms, among other items.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, DSP. Edafe Bright, has disclosed this. It was made available to Security Watch Africa (SWA).
It said “On 16/09/2022 at about 2215hrs, while men of Isselu-Uku Division patrol team were on routine stop and search duty along the boundary between Onicha-Ugbo and Idumuje-Ugboko, they intercepted an unregistered Qlink motorcycle conveying two male passengers.
“They were subjected to a search during which one {01} locally made pistol, two live cartridges, one {01} dagger, and some native charms were recovered from them. The two suspects are in custody and investigation is ongoing.
“Following a reported clash of two rival cult groups in Oghara community in Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA), where some persons were murdered, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Wale Abass deployed tactical teams to Oghara to complement the effort of the DPO to restore sanity in the area.
“Consequently, On 15/09/2023, at about 1930 hours, Raider’s operatives in a combined effort with Raiders volunteers raided a black spot in Oghara and arrested one Gideon Emu Oboni ‘m’ aged 23 years of Oghara.
“The suspect during interrogation stated that he is a member of Black Axe Confraternity and he led the operatives to the premises of other members of his gang where suspects namely; Jerry Omonode ‘m’ aged 27yrs, Wisdom Simeon ‘m’ aged 27yrs, Patrick Friday ‘m’ age 22yrs, Blessing Ovuakpoya ‘m’ aged 23yrs, Emonena Vincent ‘m’ aged 24yrs, Eseverere Nelson ‘m’ aged 28yrs and Abel Onos ‘m’ aged 24yrs all of back of Ibori Road, Ogharafe were arrested, and the following items were recovered; two ( 02 ) cut-to-size locally made guns, twelve live ( 12 ) cartridges, two (02 ) battle axes, (02) NBM berets, two (02) calabash, Cult regalia.”
CP Wale Abass, while commending the officers, the statement said, also advised members of the public to be wary of motorcycle riders conveying two or three male occupants “as some of them operate in the guise of being okada riders and rob innocent persons of their belongings.”
Noting that they could be dangerous, he however, assured that the Command will do all it can to nip it in the bud before they could carry out their nefarious activities.
The statement added the dedicated lines to contact the Command: 08036684974; 08125958005; 09053872287 (CONTROL ROOM) and 09155570007 & 09155570008 (PPRO Office).
