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From Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri
The Delta State Police Command has foiled a suspected cult initiation ceremony and recovered firearms, ammunition, seven vehicles and other exhibits during an intelligence-led operation in Orogun Community, Ughelli North Local Government.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, saying that acting on credible intelligence received in the early hours of Sunday, July 19, 2026, that members of the Black Axe Confraternity (Aye) were conducting an initiation ceremony inside a forest in Orogun, operatives of the Command’s Quick Response Squad (QRS) stormed the location.
Edafe said the suspected cultists opened fire on sighting the operatives but were overpowered by the police’s superior tactical response and fled into the adjoining forest along the Abbi–Abraka axis.
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“A search of the area led to the recovery of one pump-action gun, one cut-to-size double-barrel gun, seven live cartridges, two expended cartridges, seven vehicles, six mobile phones, suspected cult regalia and other personal effects abandoned by the fleeing suspects. All exhibits are in Police custody, while efforts to arrest the suspects are ongoing,” he said.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Yemi Oyeniyi, commended the operatives for the successful operation and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and the fight against cultism and other violent crimes.
The CP urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to the police to support ongoing efforts aimed at tackling crime and ensuring the safety of lives and property across the state.
