By Matthias Ogbagah & Bright Oboreh
ASABA – As the Delta State police command intensified the fight against insecurity, the operatives of the Delta State Commissioner of Police Special Assignment Team (CP -SAT) have arrested five suspected cultists and armed robbers.
According to a press release signed by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright ANIPR, FCIA, FIPMD the police acting on credible intelligence related to cult activities within Ibusa Town on September 10, 2025, operatives of CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) trailed and arrested one Oluwatobi Olugbemi, 29 years old a native of Ikenne – Remo community in Ijebu – Ode LGA of Ogun State but resident at Ogboli quarters of Ibusa town.
According to him, a search warrant was executed at his residence, during which a Beretta pistol loaded with one round of ammunition was recovered, and the suspect confessed to being a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity AKA “ARROW BARGER”.
In a related development, the operatives of Safe Delta on September 9, 2025, while on surveillance patrol along DBS road, 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, arrested one Raphael Chukwuemeka, aged 23 years, with one cut-to-size Double Barrel Pistol with seven live cartridges recovered from him.
In another development Operatives of Safe Delta, while on stop and search duty at Head Bridge Asaba, on September 10, 2025 at about 1030 hours, they intercepted three young men namely, Solomon Offor age 22 years, Ifesinachi Nwankeze aged 19 years and Ambrose Ugwuba aged 23 years, upon search of the suspects and the motorcycle, a locally made single Barrel cut-to-size gun, cartridges and a dagger concealed in a bag were recovered.
Suspects are in custody while the investigation is ongoing.
