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Delta Police Arrests 28 Suspected Cultists During Botched Initiation
The Police Command in Delta State has said that it arrested 28 suspected cultists during a botched initiation exercise in Ogume community in Ukwuani LGA of Delta State.
The police command said that the suspects were apprehended on the 3/7/2021 at about 0300hrs by the State anti cult unit (SACU) detectives following a tip off on the planned cult initiation at a bush in Ogume community forest.
State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the suspected cultists were members of the Aiye confraternity group a.k.a black axe.
He said that the commander SACU detailed police operatives to stormed the bush around 0300 hours midnight and arrested the twenty-eight (28) suspected male cultists.
According to DSP Bright, four of the suspects namely Obanor Osasuyi, 24, Oliseh Onimichi, 27yrs, Moses Samuel, 18yrs and Olusola Ese, 18yrs had already began the process of initiation, but the timely intervention of the police, the initiation process could not be completed, while the other suspects were not initiated.
Items recovered two (2) locally made single barrel guns, eight (8) vehicles, six (6) motorcycles and charms. Investigation is ongoing.
In a related development, the Police command said “On the 3/7/2021, Safer Highway 018 stationed at Alifikede boundary between Edo and Delta States, while on stop and search intercepted a a Toyota Camry with Reg. No. RLU 04 MBB ash colour driven by Tochukwu Obinakana with Mohammed Maduabuchi ‘m’ 17yrs.
“On interrogation, they could not give satisfactory account of themselves. They were arrested and taken to the station for further investigation where they later confessed that the said vehicle was snatched at gun point from a reverend father in Owerri.
“The vehicle was recovered and both suspect arrested. Investigation is ongoing”.
Similarly, the Delta state police Rapid Response Squad have arrested four suspected Armed robbers/cultist. They were arrested On 2/7/2021 at about 0925hrs, while men of RRS were on patrol along Udu Road Warri.
“The four suspects namely Prince Onotanare ‘m’ 22yrs of Ekurude Warri, Gift Ogbeje ‘m’ 19yrs of Ekurude Warri, Lucky Egere ‘m’ 22yrs of No. 7 Old Egan road Orhowunho community, Charles Eungu ‘m’ 25yrs of opposite Ultimate Hotel Jeddo and Joshua Omatseye 22yrs of Ekurude Warri were intercepted along Otokutu bridge Udu Warri.
“The Operative of RRS who had reasons to suspect them, subjected them to search, open searching them, a fabricated Barretta pistol with 9mm live ammunition was recovered from the first suspect, they all confessed to be members of Aiye and JVC confraternities. Investigation is ongoing”.
Equally, DSP Bright disclosed said that on the 04/07/2021 at about 1830hrs, Operative of ‘A’ division Quick Response team while on patrol along NPA Link road received information that three (3) young men on a tricycle were robbing innocent citizens of their valuables.
According to him, the team gave the hoodlums a hot chase, on sighting the police patrol team and at process one of the hoodlums Godbless Joseph sensing danger jumped out of the moving tricycle and was later arrested while the two others fled with the tricycle.
“The suspect was searched and one (1) knife, two (2) Infinix phones were recovered from him. The two other suspects, one Ovoke Akpovikanyen ‘m’ and Ismaila Mohammed ‘m’ were later apprehended by the Warri Area Command patrol team.
“The owners of the phones have identified Godbless Joseph to be the person who robbed them of their phones. Investigation is ongoing”.
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