By EDEKI IGAFE

The Police Command in Delta has apprehended two suspected cult group leaders in the state.

Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri.

Edafe who described the suspects as “notorious cultists” said that the duo were arrested on Friday by the command’s CP-Special Assignment Team (CP-SAT).

He said that the police team was led by ASP Julius Robinson to the suspects’ hideout in a hotel at Ekuigbo axis of Ughelli Town to effect the arrest.

“Following ongoing investigations into a case of conspiracy, cultism, and murder connected to a cult-related killing that occurred on Jan. 15, 2026 at the Iwhrekpokpo area of Ughelli Town.

“The operatives of the CP-SAT, while acting on credible intelligence, stormed a hotel in the Ekuigbo neighborhood of Ughelli where the principal suspects were reported to be hiding.

“The operation led to the arrest of the suspects who were identified as current and immediate past leaders of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity and alleged mastermind of the murder,” he said.

Edafe said that investigation in the matter was ongoing, adding that the command has intensified efforts to apprehend other fleeing members of the group. (NAN)

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