Delta Police Arrest 19-year-old, Others in Possession of Firearms

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command, have arrested a 19 years old boy alongside four others in possession of locally made made single barrel cut-to-size gunn at different police operations.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of Safe Delta, while on stop and search duty at Head bridge Asaba, on Wednesday September 10, 2025, at about 10:30 hours.

They were intercepted onboard motorcycle, and upon search, a locally made single barrel cut-to-size gun, cartridges and a dagger concealed in a bag were recovered.

State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, gave the names of the suspects who are in custody for further investigation as, Solomon Offor (age 22yrs), Ifesinachi Nwankeze, (aged 19yrs) and Ambrose Ugwuba (aged 23yrs).

In the same vein, operatives of Safe Delta, while on surveillance patrol along DBS road, also arrested one Raphael Chukwuemeka aged 23 years with one cut-to-size Double Barrel Pistol and seven live cartridges, on Tuesday, September 9.

The police, on patrol had sighted a group of boys fighting and engaging in affray, one with a cutlass.

The operatives swiftly went to the scene and, in the process the suspect was taken into custody for further investigation.

Similarly, acting on credible intelligence related to cult activities within Ibusa Town, operatives of CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT), on Wednesday September 10, also arrested one Oluwatobi Olugbemi, 29 years, a native of Ikenne – Remo community in Ijebu – Ode LGA of Ogun State but resident at Ogboli quarters of Ibusa town.

He was trailed and and a search warrant was executed at his residence, during which a Beretta pistol loaded with one round of ammunition was recovered.

The suspects, according to SP Edafe, confessed to being a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity AKA “ARROW BARGER”. He said that investigation is ongoing.