Police Commissioner Yemi Oyeniyi has assured residents of Delta State that the command is committed to sustaining 'intelligence-led and proactive policing' aimed at dismantling criminal networks and combating cultism.
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Four suspects have been arrested by the police in Delta State over alleged armed robbery and cultism. The suspects were arrested in separate operations across the state. Stephen Danladi, 29, and Jude Christian, 26, were first caught on the Asaba–Benin Expressway on 14 July. A search of the suspects led to the recovery of two locally made pistols.
Preliminary interrogation yielded further intelligence, which led operatives to Issele-Asagba and Ogwashi-Uku, where one Jerry Egenus of Atuma-Iga, Oshimili North Local Government Area was arrested for alleged gun running and receiving stolen property. Investigations revealed that the suspects were allegedly linked to a series of armed robbery incidents in Okpanam, Asaba, and adjoining areas.
The suspects and recovered exhibits are in custody, and the investigation is ongoing. In a sustained fight against cultism, operatives of the Ogwashi-Uku Police Division responded to a distress call at the polytechnic area, where a suspected cult member, 24, was arrested.
The 'non-student suspected to be a member of the Eiye confraternity was arrested on 10 July. Recovered from the suspect were one locally made pistol, three live cartridges, one expended cartridge, and one dagger knife. The suspect and the recovered exhibits are in police custody, while the investigation is ongoing.
Commissioner Oyeniyi urged state residents to continue supporting the police with timely, credible, and actionable information. He also assured that the command would do all it could to safeguard lives and property throughout the state.
The police in Delta State have been engaging in a sustained fight against cultism. Operatives of the Ogwashi-Uku Police Division arrested a suspected cult member in the polytechnic area. Investigations into the activities of cult groups in the state are ongoing.
Key Facts
• Four suspects were arrested by the police in Delta State over alleged armed robbery and cultism. • The suspects were arrested in separate operations across the state on 14 July. • Two locally made pistols were recovered from the suspects. • One Jerry Egenus of Atuma-Iga, Oshimili North Local Government Area was arrested for alleged gun running and receiving stolen property. • A suspected cult member, 24, was arrested in the polytechnic area on 10 July. • Recovered from the suspect were one locally made pistol, three live cartridges, one expended cartridge, and one dagger knife. • Investigations into the activities of cult groups in the state are ongoing.