The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a cult group over the killing of a young man in Issele-Asagba, Delta State.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), Asaba, following the circulation of a video showing the victim being attacked and brutally killed with a machete on October 27, 2026.
The police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed that the first four suspects were arrested on November 3, while the fifth was apprehended the following day.
According to Edafe, the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale, ordered SAKU operatives to investigate the incident and track down those responsible after the video went viral.
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The operation led to the arrest of four suspected members of the Black Axe confraternity identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, 26; Michael Okoro, 26; Freedom Iloh, 28; and Chinasa Akwuo, 29.
They were reportedly arrested during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu-Amachai Road.
The police said a pump-action gun, a dagger and substances suspected to be illicit drugs were recovered during the operation.
Further investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, 27-year-old Infione Solomon Omefe, on November 4.
Edafe said Omefe confessed to taking part in the murder captured in the viral video.
The police spokesperson added that efforts were ongoing to arrest other individuals allegedly connected to the killing.
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