Police nab secret cult kingpin in Delta
The police command in Delta says it has arrested a suspected financier of a cult group, “Aro Bagger”, in Sapele Town.
Its spokesman, Bright Edafe, told journalists on Wednesday in Warri that the suspect was nabbed by a combined team of the police, State Security Service (SSS) and Operation Delta Hawk.
Mr Edafe said the suspect was apprehended by the team on Monday in an undisclosed hotel following reports of cult clashes in Sapele, Oghara and some other parts of the state.
“Consequently, on January 23, 2023, acting on credible intelligence on an alleged sponsor of “Aro bagger” cult group and also an active member of the group, a combined team of the Command Special Anti-Cult Unit (SACU), operatives of the SSS and men of Operation Delta Hawk, stormed a hotel.
“There, one Joseph Ologbo, a renowned suspected financier and active member of Aro Bagger cult group, was arrested,” he said.
Mr Edafe said a search was conducted on the suspect’s tinted Toyota Tundra Van, where one unlicenced pump action gun, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge and an “Aro Bagger” cult regalia were recovered.
The spokesman also said the suspect had made a useful statement.
He said that the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigation in the matter was concluded.
(NAN)
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