By Peter Onyekachukwu 
By Peter Onyekachukwu
The Delta State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on criminal activities, arresting suspected cultists and armed robbers in separate operations that led to the recovery of firearms and ammunition.
Spokesman of the Command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the operations were carried out under the directives of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, through the CP Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT) and the Safe Delta tactical squad.
According to him, operatives of CP-SAT, acting on credible intelligence on September 10, 2025, stormed Ibusa town where they arrested 29-year-old Oluwatobi Olugbemi, a native of Ikenne-Remo in Ogun State but resident in Ogboli Quarters, Ibusa. A search warrant executed at his residence led to the recovery of a Beretta pistol loaded with a round of ammunition. The suspect reportedly confessed to being a member of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, also known as “Arrow Barger.”
Similarly, on September 9, 2025, Safe Delta operatives on surveillance along DBS Road, Asaba, arrested Raphael Chukwuemeka, 23, during a violent brawl involving a group of youths. A cut-to-size double-barrel pistol and seven live cartridges were recovered from him.
In another development, operatives on stop-and-search duty at Head Bridge, Asaba, on September 10, 2025, intercepted three young men—Solomon Offor (22), Ifesinachi Nwankeze (19), and Ambrose Ugwuba (23). Upon searching them and their motorcycle, police recovered a locally fabricated cut-to-size single-barrel gun, cartridges, and a dagger concealed in a bag.
Edafe confirmed that all the suspects are in custody while investigations continue, assuring residents that the Command remains committed to ridding Delta of cultism, armed robbery, and other forms of criminality.