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Delta Police Arrest Five Over Viral Machete Killing In Issele-Azagba
The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists over the gruesome machete killing of a young man in Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.
One of the suspects allegedly confessed to participating in the killing, which was captured in a viral video that sparked public outrage.
The incident reportedly occurred on October 27, 2026, and was suspected to be cult-related.
The arrests followed a directive by the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, who ordered operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Asaba, to track down those responsible after the video surfaced online.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, said intelligence-led operations carried out by the unit resulted in the arrest of five suspects.
According to the police, four suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity, identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, 26; Michael Okoro, 26; Freedom Iloh, 28; and Chinasa Akwuo, 29, were arrested on November 3 during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu-Amachai Road.
Items recovered during the operation included a pump-action gun, a dagger and substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
Edafe said further investigations led to the arrest of another suspect, 27-year-old Infione Solomon Omefe, on November 4.
Omefe allegedly confessed to taking part in the killing shown in the viral footage.
The police added that efforts were ongoing to arrest other suspects believed to have participated in the attack.
However, the Command did not provide details of the circumstances surrounding the killing or what triggered the alleged cult violence.
Reacting to the development, Erale condemned the incident and assured residents that everyone found culpable would face the full weight of the law.
He also warned against cultism and other violent crimes, reaffirming the Command’s commitment to sustained operations against criminal groups in the state.
The police commissioner urged residents to provide credible information that could assist security agencies, assuring them that all information supplied would be treated confidentially.
Meanwhile, the Obi of Issele-Azagba, Christopher Ugbomah II, said residents remained apprehensive because some of those allegedly involved in the killing were still at large.
“The storm is getting down a bit, but we are still having fears because the whole culprits have not been apprehended.
“There are still some of them outside there. So we urge the police to make sure they get all of them apprehended. I urge my people to calm down while we allow the police to do their work,” the monarch said.
Delta Police Arrest Five Over Viral Machete Killing In Issele-Azagba
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