The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the gruesome killing of a young man in Issele-Asagba, Aniocha North Local Government Area, following the circulation of a viral video showing the victim being butchered with a machete.
The police said one of the suspects, Infione Solomon Omefe, 27, confessed to participating in the murder captured in the viral video, while a pump-action gun, dagger and suspected illicit substances were recovered during operations.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the killing occurred on October 27, 2026, and was suspected to be cult-related.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, subsequently directed operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Asaba, to identify and apprehend those responsible for the killing.
Acting on the directive, operatives arrested four suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu-Amachai Road on November 3.
The suspects were identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, 26; Michael Okoro, 26; Freedom Iloh, 28; and Chinasa Akwuo, 29.
The police said a pump-action gun, dagger and suspected illicit substances were recovered during the operation.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Omefe on November 4, with the suspect allegedly confessing to participating in the killing.
The command said efforts were ongoing to apprehend other persons implicated in the murder.
Condemning the killing, Erale assured residents that those responsible would be brought to justice, warning against cultism and violent crimes.
He reiterated the command’s commitment to sustained operations against criminal groups and urged residents to provide credible information to the police, assuring them of confidentiality.
