Police Arrest Suspected Gunrunner, Three Cultists, Recover Arm In Jesse

By John Tega , Sapele

The directive issued by the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, to DPOs and tactical commanders to carry out continuous raiding of black spot in order for sanity to be restored and sustained in the state has again paid off with the arrest of three cult members and a gun runner by the Commander, Delta State Anti Cult Unit (SACU) and SACU operatives in Jesse area of the state.

According to a statement by the Acting Police Public Relations Office (PPRO) in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, following ”discreet intelligence gathering, on 20/5/2021, three suspected cultist namely, Onomua Victor ‘m’ age 29years, Saturday ‘m’ surname Unknown, and Ibru Adegbor all from Jesse were arrested.

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According to the statement, “on investigation and interrogation, they confessed to be members of Aro Bagger confraternity, and that the cult leader who is on the run is in possession of their arm which they call ‘tool’ popularly known as cut to size gun.”

The statement added that ”on further interrogation, they confessed one Francis Ogono ‘m’ age 42years to be their gun supplier who is also from Jesse that allegedly sold the gun to their cult group.

Furthermore, the Police PRO said on Tuesday, SACU operatives went after the said gun runner and had him arrested.

According to the police, items recovered from him include one single barrel gun, and several tools used in the production of cut to size guns, adding that investigation is ongoing.