Delta Police arrest suspected cultists, recover pump action, cartridges, cutlass, charms, drugs 

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit, CACU, person arrested 2 suspected cultists successful Ibusa Community, Oshimili North Local Government Area.

The suspects were arrested connected 19 June 2026 astatine astir 23:45hrs, DAILY POST reports. 

The Police besides recovered from the suspects, 1 English pump-action weapon loaded with 5 unrecorded cartridges, 1 cutlass, charms, and substances suspected to beryllium illicit drugs. 

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed the study successful a connection on Sunday.

The Police Image shaper said, “In a sustained effort to escaped Delta State of cult-related unit and different transgression activities, operatives of the Command Anti-Cultism Unit (CACU), acting connected credible intelligence, connected 19 June 2026 astatine astir 2345hrs, carried retired a coordinated cognition astatine a suspected transgression hideout successful Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area.”

According to SP Edafe, “The cognition led to the apprehension of 2 suspected cultists identified arsenic Okonkwo Prosper (26) of Aniofu, Aniocha North Local Government Area, and Tuesday Emmanuel (25) of the aforesaid address. 

“A hunt conducted during the cognition resulted successful the betterment of 1 English pump-action weapon loaded with 5 unrecorded cartridges, 1 cutlass, charms, and substa...