Operatives of Operation Delta Hawk team of the Delta police command on September 19, 2021 at about 1030hrs in Agbor successfully foiled an initiation attempt into a secret cult, and arrested two suspects.
The team had received credible information that cult activities to initiate new members into Vikings Confraternity were ongoing at Aliokpo Power Line, off old Warri road, Agbor.
When they team got to the area, two male suspects, Blessing Rex, 30, and Lucky Wisdom, 18, while others escaped.
According to the command’s spokesman, DSP Edafe Bright, exhibits recovered at the scene include 11 motorcycles and one Vikings Confraternity flag.
He said efforts are on to arrest the fleeing members.
On September 22, men of the state command’s Rapid Response Squad while on stop-and-search duty along Benin/Asaba express road, Umunede, also flagged down a Lexus 350 SUV with registration number WWR 343 MD with three occupants.
The suspects disembarked from the vehicle and ran into the bush, shooting sporadically. The operatives returned fire and went after them.
One of the hoodlums was wounded in the process while the remaining two escaped with bullets injuries.
“Upon search, a locally made pistol loaded with a live cartridge and two expended cartridges were recovered from the injured suspect.
“The injured suspect was immediately rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost while receiving treatment. The Lexus 350 Jeep was recovered,” Bright said in a statement.
According to him, intelligence later revealed that the vehicle was snatched from the owner at gunpoint around Warri on Saturday 18/9/2021.
He said manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.
Also, on September 22 at about 1100hrs, men of Operation Delta Hawk patrol teams stationed at Agbor received credible information that one Daniel Banjo, 24, was sighted in possession of a gun.
The operatives promptly went after him and arrested the said suspect.
One locally-made double barrel pistol with two live cartridges were recovered from him.
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