Juliana Francis
The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested suspected cultists and recovered three locally made guns, daggers, cult regalia and charms.
This was even as the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass advises residents to be wary of motorcycle riders, especially those carrying more than two male passengers.
The Delta State Police spokesman, Bright Edafe, speaking further on the arrest, explained that on the 16th of September 2023, at about 10:15 PM, while men of the Isselu-Uku Division patrol team were on routine stop and search duty along the boundary between Onicha-Ugbo and Idumuje-Ugboko, intercepted an unregistered Qlink motorcycle conveying two male passengers.
Edafe said: “They were subjected to a search during which one locally made pistol, two live cartridges, one dagger, and some native charms were recovered from them. The two suspects are in custody and the investigation is ongoing.”
The spokesman further mentioned that in another development, there was a reported clash of two rival cult groups in the Oghara community, Ethiope West LGA, where some persons were murdered.
Edafe said that the Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Wale Abass deployed tactical teams to Oghara to complement the effort of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) to restore sanity in the area.
Edafe stated: “Consequently, On 15th of September 2023, at about 7:30 PM, Raider’s operatives in a combined effort with raiders volunteers raided a black spot in Oghara and arrested Gideon Emu Oboni, 23. The suspect during interrogation stated that he is a member of the Black Axe Confraternity.
“He led the operatives to the premises of other members of his gang where three suspects namely Jerry Omonode, 27, Wisdom Simeon, 27, Patrick Friday, 22, Blessing Ovuakpoya, 23, Emonena Vincent, 24, Eseverere Nelson, 28 and Abel Onos, 24, all of back of Ibori road Ogharafe were arrested, and the following items were recovered, two cut-to-size locally made guns, 12 live cartridges, two battle axes, 2 NBM berets, two calabash, cult regalia.
“CP Wale Abass while commending the officers, also advises 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. He noted that they could be dangerous, however, the command will do all it can to nip it in the bud before they could carry out their nefarious activities.”
