Operatives of the Delta State Police Command's Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, SAKU, Asaba have arrested five suspects over the alleged murder of a young man in Issele-Asagba and recovered one pump-action gun, a dagger and suspected illicit substances from the suspects.
The first four were arrested on November 3, 2026, and the fifth on November 4, 2026, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe confirmed in a statement sent to DAILY POST in Warri.
The police spokesman said,"Following the circulation of a viral video showing the gruesome murder of a young man in a suspected cult-related killing at Issele-Asagba on October 27, 2026, during which the victim was attacked and butchered with a machete, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Samuel E. Erale, directed operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Asaba, to identify and apprehend those responsible.
"Acting on the directive, operatives intensified intelligence-led operations, leading to the arrest of five suspects."
SP Edafe stated that,"On 3rd November 2026, four suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity, identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, 26, Michael Okoro, 26, Freedom Iloh, 28, and Chinasa Akwuo, 29, were arrested during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu–Amachai Road."
According to him,"One pump-action gun, a dagger and suspected illicit substances were recovered. Further investigation led to the arrest of Infione Solomon Omefe, 27, on November 4, 2026, who confessed to participating in the murder captured in the viral video."
SP Edafe further noted that"efforts are ongoing to apprehend other persons implicated in the killing."
Viral video: Police arrest five suspects over cult-related murder in Delta