17th July, 2021
PRESS RELEASE
DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND DECLARE WAR AGAINST CULTISM, ARREST OVER 100 CULTISTS, FOILED AN INITIATION PROCESS, RECOVER AK50 RIFLE AND 19 ROUNDS OF 7.62MM LIVE AMMUNITION/PUMP ACTION GUN
1.On the 15/7/2021 at about 2050hrs, Commander of RRS Delta and team while on visibility patrol along Ibusa-Ogwashi-Uku – Issele-Azagbar after Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic, received information that a group of suspected cultists came out from the bush with intent to cause mayhem.
The cultists who were armed on sighting the RRS commander and his men, quickly retreated back to the bush, but police did not relent. They chased them into the bush, there was exchange of gun fire.
The hoodlums who could not withstand the firepower of the police threw away one AK 50 rifle with breach No.NA48333 containing a full loaded magazine with nineteen (19) rounds of 7 .62mm live ammunition and escaped.
The rifle was recovered while effort is on to arrest the fleeing suspects. Similarly, a cult initiation process was foiled on the 3rd of July.
State Anti-cultism Unit SACU operatives acting on intelligence gathered that there will be cult initiation in Ogume community in Ndokwa West local government area of Delta state SACU operative stormed the bush at night and successfully arrested over 28 suspects.
Eight suspected Aiye confraternity cult members were also arrested in Warri.
Further investigation and the confessional statement of one of the suspects led to the arrest of one Lucky Eluagu (m) alias DJ Lucky age 27years of Old Okpe Street Jeddo in Okpe local government area, the suspect confessed being a valid member of Aye confraternity.
Exhibit recovered from him includes a face cap with black axe logo. The Commissioner of police has mandated DPOS and tactical commanders to embark on continuous raid of cultist hideouts.
Suspected cultists from different cult groups have so far been arrested, and will be charged to court on conclusion of investigation
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Delta state CP Ari Muhammed Ali has mandated DPOs to maintain and sustain this tempo because Delta state under his watch will never be a safe haven for cultists to hibernate.
