By Desire Emmanuel
A 67-year-old man has been arrested with two pump-action guns and 39 live cartridges by men of the Delta State Police Command while investigation has linked him with cultism and armed robbery.
The state police command announced the arrest in a statement on Saturday, December 6, saying the man, Friday Isiakpere, was arrested by Commissioner of Police’s Special Assignment Team.
It was gathered that early on Saturday around 7:30 a.m., while acting on credible intelligence, the operatives conducted a coordinated search at Number 2, Umeghe Street home of the sexagenarian.
During the search, two pump-action guns and 39 live cartridges were recovered there, prompting the operatives to effect his arrest.
He has been taken into custody as investigators inquiries linked him to cult groups, armed robbery, and other criminal networks operating within the region.
The state police command has been grappling with the activities of various criminal groups including armed robbers, cultists, kidnappers, among others, terrorising residents of some areas in the state. Some of those arrested had been prosecuted.
