Edith CHUKU
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Idu, has assured residents of the command’s preparedness to bring an end to cult killings in the state.
Idu gave this assurance during an interactive session with newsmen in Yenagoa, where he revealed some of the discoveries made so far by the command, including how the leader of a cult group, Olotu Omubo, was killed.
The CP said Omubo, alleged to be the leader of Bobos cult group was killed by some of his members over leadership tussle, as against the belief that he was killed by a rival cult group.
The deceased who hailed from Nembe in Nembe Local Government Area was killed along Goodnews Street in the Azikoro axis of Yenagoa, on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
According to the police commissioner, “95 per cent of intelligence available to the police showed that he died due to intra cult rivalry about leadership struggle. They took him out and made it look like inter cult rivalry in order to profit from his death.
“It is on good authority that the deceased has been involved in nefarious activity. The last altercation with the police is over the issue of illegal gun possession.
“He was controversially influenced to be let off the hook and that is why I have always said when you influence the release of a criminal off the hook, you are building a disastrous effect.
“I want to assure residents of an end to the cult killings in the state.”
Further, Idu announced the arrest of nine suspects for their alleged involvement in various crimes including cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and murder.
He said at Onopa Community, a 28-year old Mr. Monday Daniel was arrested by the police for alleged armed robbery attack on one Amarachi Emeachi at her residence.
“A group of four men armed with guns dispossessed her of her Redmi phone valued at N180,000.”
“On the 4th of May, 2025, one Endurance Odambe Chinedu, 24, from Ndokwa-East Local Government Area of Delta State was arrested at Agbia community in Yenagoa at 1.00pm with 10 live cartridges.
“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of the Black Axe confraternity also known as Aye cult group. During execution of search warrant, a battle axe, a black beret bearing the cult group insignia and crusher was recovered in his house.”
