The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man after intercepting a vehicle allegedly conveying military camouflage uniforms, boots and hats, alongside cartons of suspected Tramadol and other illicit drugs.
The vehicle, a green Toyota Sienna with registration number KP 527 AAA, was intercepted by operatives of the command’s Anti-Cult Unit in Asaba along the Onitsha-Ondo route on Friday.
According to the command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, the operatives acted on credible intelligence that the vehicle was transporting suspected illicit drugs and military accoutrements from Onitsha towards Ondo State.
The suspect, identified as Isaac Urji of Abia State, was arrested after a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of the suspected drugs and military items.
Police said an investigation had commenced to determine the source and destination of the recovered items and identify other persons who may be connected to the consignment.
In a separate operation, the command said it arrested suspected cultists during intelligence-led operations targeting suspected kidnappers and cultists in Ika South and Aniocha North Local Government Areas.
On September 18, operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Sector III, Ubulu-Uku, arrested Destiny Okafor, 18, and Sunday Bryan, 22, at Alisheme Community in Ika South LGA.
Police said preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were members of the NBM Confraternity and were allegedly linked to cultism and kidnapping-related activities.
Items recovered from them included a locally fabricated single-barrelled gun, a battle axe, two cutlasses, mobile phones and a laptop.
Similarly, on September 15, operatives of the Issele-Uku Division, alongside Anti-Cult personnel, vigilantes, hunters and Forest Security operatives, conducted a cordon-and-search operation in Ogboli Quarter and other parts of Issele-Uku.
The operation reportedly led to the arrest of four suspected cultists and the recovery of two locally made pistols, one pump-action gun and six live cartridges.
The police said investigations into the cases were ongoing.
The State Commissioner of Police, Samuel Erale, reiterated the command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, cultism and the proliferation of illegal firearms across Delta State.
He urged residents to continue providing credible information to the police, assuring them that such information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.
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