{"id":14439,"date":"2026-11-10T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/police-arrest-five-over-viral-machete-murder-in-delta\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:01:48","slug":"police-arrest-five-over-viral-machete-murder-in-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/police-arrest-five-over-viral-machete-murder-in-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest five over viral machete murder in Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2014 Recover gun, dagger; monarch says residents still afraid<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Egufe Yafugborhi<\/strong><\/p>\n

ASABA \u2014 The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists, including a man who allegedly confessed to participating in the gruesome machete killing of a young man at Issele-Azagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

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The arrests followed the circulation of a viral video showing the victim being attacked and butchered with a machete in an incident suspected to be cult-related, which occurred on October 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

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The police also recovered a pump-action gun, a dagger and suspected illicit substances during operations that led to the arrests.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, had directed operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), Asaba, to identify and arrest those responsible for the killing following the circulation of the video.<\/p>\n

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Edafe said the directive prompted intelligence-led operations that resulted in the arrest of five suspects.<\/p>\n

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According to the statement, 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 on November 3 during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu-Amachai Road.<\/p>\n

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A pump-action gun, a dagger and suspected illicit substances were recovered during the operation.<\/p>\n

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The police said further investigations led to the arrest of 27-year-old Infione Solomon Omefe on November 4.<\/p>\n

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Omefe allegedly confessed to participating in the killing captured in the viral video, while efforts were ongoing to apprehend other persons suspected to have been involved in the crime.<\/p>\n

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The Command, however, did not disclose the circumstances surrounding the killing or the events that triggered the alleged cult violence.<\/p>\n

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Condemning the incident, Erale assured residents that those found responsible would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n

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He warned against cultism and violent crimes, reaffirming the Command\u2019s commitment to sustained operations against criminal groups.<\/p>\n

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The police commissioner also urged residents to provide credible information to assist security agencies, assuring them that such information would be treated confidentially.<\/p>\n

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Reacting to the arrests, the Obi of Issele-Azagba, Christopher Ugbomah II, said residents were still apprehensive because not all those allegedly involved in the killing had been arrested.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe storm is getting down a bit, but we are still having fears because the whole culprits have not been apprehended.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still some of them outside there. So we urge the police to make sure they get all of them apprehended. I urge my people to calm down while we allow the police to do their work,\u201d the monarch said.<\/p>\n

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