The Delta State Police Command has arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms, 12 live cartridges and seven expended cartridges in coordinated operations across four local government areas. The operations, conducted on October 15, 2026, targeted suspected cultists in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe local government areas, according to a statement by Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe. The recovered firearms comprised two pump-action guns, one locally fabricated cut-to-size gun and two locally made pistols. Operatives of the Department of Operations, Rapid Response Squad and Command Anti-Cultism Unit acted on intelligence about suspected cult activities, including a raid on a hotel along Abraka Road in Asaba.
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