By Samuel Ogude(Warri)
The Delta State Police Command have arrested suspected cultist, four- man- fraud syndicate and alleged Aro Bagger Cult group in Delta Communities. In a press statement signed by Delta State Police Command spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe said sequel to the cult clashes in Sapele, Oghara and some other parts of the state, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State CP Ari Muhammed Alli FCIA,psc+ deployed tactical teams to Sapele LGA to restore sanity in the affected areas.
Against this background, on the 23rd January 2023 at about 2000 hours, acting on credible intelligence, an alleged suspected financier and renowned member of Aro Bagger known as Chief Joseph Ologbo “m” 37 years of Otor Community in Sapele LGA was arrested by a combined team of the Command Special Anti-cult Unit(SACU) Operatives of the Department of the State Services(DSS) and men of Operation Delta Hawk. The statement added that when search was carried out in his tinted Toyota Tundra Van, one unlicensed pump action gun, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge and an Aro Bagger cult regalia were recovered adding, the suspect has made useful statements and soon would be charged to court when the investigations are completed.
The reads in parts:”…On the 23/01/2023 at about 2000hrs, acting on credible intelligence on an alleged sponsor of Aro bagger cult group and also an active member of the group, a combined team of the Command Special Anti-Cult Unit (SACU), operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) and men of Operation Delta Hawk, stormed the above mentioned Hotel, trailed and arrested one Chief Joseph Ologbo ‘m’ 37yrs of Otor Community in Sapele LGA, a renowned suspected financer and member of Aro Bagger cult group. When search was extended to his fully tinted Toyota Tundra Van, one unlicensed pump action gun, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, and an Aro Bagger cult regalia were recovered..
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In the related development on 22nd January 2023, at about 0800 hours operatives of Decoy Squad led by ASP Julius Robinson, acting on a credible intelligence on a syndicate who specializes in defrauding unsuspecting victims of their hard earned money, the operatives stormed Ogwashi Uku town and arrested Allison Louis “m” 27 years a native of Numan LGA of Adamawa State,Sunday David “m” 22 years a native of Oturkpo Benue State, Peter Akagbai “m” 20 years from Umuokwe Quarters of Ogwashi-Uku and Chibuzor Elumeze “m” 23 years from Ogbenta Obi Quarters in Ogwashi-Uku.
The statement added that the exhibit recovered from the syndicate includes one (1) tricycle, fifteen (15) different bank ATM cards. The statement added during the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to a series of fraud committed within Ogwashi-Uku and Asaba metropolis with POS operators and filling stations as their major victims.
The statement added that the suspects said that, they go to filling stations, POS operators and supermarkets, purchase items and make withdrawals with ATM cards and then call their banks and give false complaint that the transaction was not successful. The statement added that the banks without due investigation, will then wrongly debit the victims and credit the accounts of the suspects adding, they have so far defrauded their various victims several millions of naira. The statement added that investigation is going on.
Part of the statement reads:” … The suspects stated that they go to filling stations, POS operators and super markets, purchase items and also make withdrawals with the ATM cards and then call their banks and give a false complaint that the transaction was not successful. The banks without due investigation, will then wrongly debit the victims and credit the accounts of the suspects. They have so far defrauded their various victims several millions of naira..