POLICE CRACK DOWN ON SUSPECTED CULTISTS, RECOVER FIREARMS IN DELTA STATE
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By: Muftau Fatimo
The Delta State Police Command has stepped up its crackdown on cultism, illegal arms possession and other violent crimes across the state.
In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Bright Edafe, the police disclosed that 11 suspects were arrested while firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons were recovered during separate intelligence-driven operations.
According to the statement, operatives of the Buffalo Patrol Team on May 14, 2026, at about 11:09 a.m., acted on a distress call and stormed a suspected cultists’ hideout located at Eagle Square along Okpanam Road in Asaba.The location, police said, was believed to be a base for cult-related activities.
The operation led to the arrest of seven male suspects and two female suspects, during which one Beretta pistol, one battle axe, and one cutlass were recovered.
In a separate operation on May 14, 2026, at about 9 am, operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol Team, during routine stop-and-search duty along the Ughelli/Patani Road, intercepted a Lexus Jeep with registration number KWL 139 CY, driven by one Felix Ike.
A thorough search of the vehicle led to the recovery of one English-made pump-action gun and forty rounds of live cartridges, while the suspect is in custody as the investigation continues.
Similarly, on May 15, 2026, at about 12:30 pm, operatives of the command’s anti-cult unit, acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Christopher Ogidigbo, 28, of Ogharaefe Town in the Ethiope-West Local Government Area.
He was identified as a suspected kingpin of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity. One locally made revolver pistol was recovered from the suspect during the operation.
The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, commended the operatives for their professionalism and proactive response, reiterating the command’s unwavering commitment to combating cultism, illegal possession of firearms, and other criminal activities across the state.
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