A suspected cultist and alleged armed robber was on Monday, arrested during a raid of a food canteen by operatives of the Delta State Police Command.

Spokesperson for the command, Bright Edafe, in a statement, stated that the nabbed suspect’s wife was also arrested and weapons recovered from him.

Mr Edafe said, “On 9/06/2025, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command’s DOPS Buffalo Team, led by the Commander DSP Charles Evboifo, raided a food canteen, a popular hideout for cultists, and arrested one Kingsley Ugochukwu, aged 40yrs. The suspect on sighting the police quickly disposed of a locally fabricated Beretta pistol which was later recovered by the operatives.”

According to the police, the suspect, during preliminary investigation, made a suspicious call to his wife which prompted the operatives to expand the investigation. 

It stated, “It was later revealed that the suspect ordered his wife to check his bedroom and dispose of another long-range single barrel gun in an uncompleted building. The suspect’s wife was arrested and her confession led to the recovery of the other single-barrel gun.’’

Assuring the public of the command’s commitment to tackling crimes and other related vices, Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, urged members of the public to provide useful, timely and credible information to the police.