Notorious Cultist Arrested As Police Foil Cult Initiation In Delta

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Notorious Cultist Arrested As Police Foil Cult Initiation In Delta

Men of the Delta State Police Command have foiled an on-going cult initiation ceremony and also apprehended a cult member, Godfrey Tietie a.k.a “Don Baby” who has been causing havoc in Oghara community and environs in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.
 
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, said police operatives arrested the suspect at Ogorode road in Sapele and recovered one AK-47 rifles, one locally made fabricated revolver pistol from him.

On 20/8/2023, operatives of the Command De-coy squad acting on credible intelligence gathered on the activities of one Godfrey Tietie, a notorious cultist who has been terrorizing Oghara and environs, the operatives stormed his premises in a covert operation and arrested the said Godfrey Tietie a.k.a “Don Baby” of Oghara Town in Ethiope West LGA Delta State,” the statement read.

The 40-year-old male suspect was arrested at Ogorode Road by Texaco in Sapele and upon search, a locally made revolver pistol was recovered from him. Investigation revealed that the suspect is a member of Aiye confraternity and is also suspected to be a gun runner who supplies guns to cultists in Sapele, Oghara, and environs. Investigation is ongoing,”
 
"On 26/8/2023, at about 0600hours, a police patrol team attached to ‘C’ division Asaba in a combined effort with vigilantes while on patrol around second Niger bridge sighted a young man carrying a sack bag, the suspect on noticing the police took to flight leaving behind the sack bag. When the bag was searched, one AK-47 rifle was recovered and effort to arrest the fleeing suspect is ongoing,"

The PPRO said police operatives foiled a cult initiation at a criminal hideout in Ogwashi-Uku and recovered one locally made pistol and four rounds of live ammunition.
 
“On 24/8/2023, at about 0245 hours, operatives of the Command’s Raiders squad led by DSP Akanya Agboga stormed a criminal hideout along Isa-Ogwashi-Uku Aniocha South LGA, where some suspected cultists were holding their initiation ceremony. The suspects on sighting the police took to their heels in a different direction and escaped, upon search of the premises, one locally fabricated Berretta pistol, and four rounds of live ammunition were recovered,” he stated.

to trace and identify the hoodlums who are still at large,”
 
"The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Wale Abass PSC urges members of the public particularly parents and guardians to pay close attention to their wards and discourage them from engaging in cultism and other vices
 
“Crime does not pay and the command will do all it takes to ensure that crime does not thrive in the State. The CP also appeals to members of the public to help the police with any useful, timely, and credible information that will help the command eradicate crime in the state.”