Operatives of Delta State Police Command’s Quick Response Squad, QRS, have detained three suspected cultists.
This is following the discovery of a locally built cut-to-size gun and four live cartridges with them.
Chukwuma Owoh (age 26), Ediri Ogendengbe (age 32), and Alfred Kess were the three suspects (38).
According to Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed this in a statement, when the operatives were performing a stop-and-search near Pessu corner in Warri on Friday, August 5, 2022, at around 1:45pm, they halted a tricycle with three people inside and made the arrest.
Edafe said the gun and the live cartridges were found on the suspects during the tricycle’s search, saying the discovery led to their detention.
“Chukwuma Owoh, one of the suspects, admitted that he purchased the firearm from Haruna of the Hausa Market in Warri and that he was traveling to Pessu in pursuit of the Aiye Confraternity cult members who attacked his younger sister.
“Investigation is ongoing, and the suspects are now being held in jail, according to the PPRO.
Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Ali praised the arrest and asked the officers and members of the Command to keep up the pace.
He warned them about acting impolitely toward bystanders while on duty since he would not accept it.
17th August, 2022.
PRESS RELEASE
DELTA STATE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CP ARI MUHAMMED ALI URGES OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE COMMAND TO SUSTAIN THE TEMPO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME AND CRIMINALITY AS THE COMMAND ARREST THREE SUSPECTED CULTISTS/ ARMED ROBBERS, RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE GUN, AND FOUR ROUNDS OF LIVE CARTRIDGES
On 05/08/2022 at about 1345HRS, Police operatives attached to Quick response squad (QRS) during a stop and search duty along Pessu corner in Warri, intercepted a tricycle with three occupants and upon search of the occupants, one locally made cut-to-size gun and four live Cartridges were recovered from them. The three suspects namely; Chukwuma Owoh ‘m’ aged 26years, Ediri Ogendengbe ‘m’ aged 32yrs, and Alfred Kess ‘m’ age 38yrs were immediately arrested by the Policemen. One of the Suspects, Chukwuma Owoh confessed that he bought the gun from one Haruna of hausa market Warri, and that he was on his way to Pessu in search of some Aiye confraternity cult members that attacked his younger sister. The suspects are currently in custody and investigation is ongoing.
CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA PSC+ while urging officers and men of the Command to sustain the tempo also admonished them to be polite and civil to members of the public while on duty as incivility to members of the public will not be tolerated under his watch.
DSP. BRIGHT EDAFE,
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
DELTA STATE COMMAND,
ASABA.