Delta Police arrest suspected cultists, armed robbers, recover firearms in statewide operations

The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested suspected cultists and equipped robbery suspects successful abstracted quality led operations carried retired crossed Warri, Ughelli and Sapele, with firearms and unrecorded ammunition recovered.

In a connection posted connected the authoritative page, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the Command disclosed that the operations led to the betterment of 1 pump enactment gun, 1 fabricated Beretta pistol, 1 chopped to size locally fabricated treble tube weapon and a full of 27 unrecorded cartridges.

According to the statement, connected February 27, 2026, astatine astir 11:35 p.m., operatives of the CP Special Assignment Team led by ASP Julius Robinson stormed the Ekredjebor country of Ughelli and arrested 1 Oghenemaro Festus of Upper Agbarho area. A pump enactment weapon loaded with 2 unrecorded cartridges was recovered from him.

“The fishy is powerfully linked to a bid of house-to-house robberies that person caused interest among residents of the area, and the squad has intensified efforts to way down different members of the pack presently astatine large,” the PR serviceman stated.

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