Police Arrest Armed Robber/Cultist Along Sapele-Okpe Road, Recover Gun, Others

By Daniel Dafe

Operatives of Eagle-Net on Thursday while on patrol along Oreorokpe-Sapele road arrested a suspected armed robber and cultist, Diarhe Oghenemarho of Okpara inland waterway community, Ethiope East Local Government Area.

A statement by the police spokesman in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, added that the said policemen “intercepted a commercial mini bus for a routine search,” saying that during the search, they recovered a locally made single barrel gun with five (05) live cartridges concealed in the bag found in possession of Oghenemarho aged 25 years.

He continued: “The suspect was arrested and taken to the police station. During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed that he belongs to the notorious Eiye confraternity cult group and that his syndicate has been terrorizing Warri and Ughelli axis. He also confessed to be a member of an armed robbery/kidnapping gang, and his gang leader is one David Oghotomo Mathew a.k.a “cucumber”.

The police image maker added that “the suspect and exhibits are in custody while investigation is ongoing.”

In another development police operatives in Ughelli ‘B’ Division on anti-crime patrol along Agbarha-Ughelli Road on Wednesday at about 10p.m gave a hot chase who had overtaken them in a suspicious manner by a Qlink motorcycle with Reg. no. SKL 554 VD with three (3) male occupants.

According to the statement, “they were given a hot chase, during which the three men hurriedly abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush, leaving behind their motorcycle and a bag.”

Adding that “when the bag was searched, one (1) pump action gun loaded with two (2) live cartridges, forty-nine (49) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered along with the motorcycle.”

The police image maker said that investigation is ongoing, saying that “efforts are in place to apprehend fleeing suspects.”