INTRIGUE: “Urhobo Herdsmen”, Suspected Killer Of Anti-Cult Commander Nabbed In Delta

No fewer than four “Urhobo Herdsmen”, masquerading as Fulani herdsmen have been apprehended by a combined team comprising of police, Department of State Security (DSS), local vigilante and youths in Abraka, Ethiope east and Obiaruku, Ukwuani local government areas of Delta State.

The Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) of Abraka and Umutu mobilized and embarked on a joint operation to Government Reserved Land, Obiaruku, where suspected “Urhobo killer herders” uses as their hideouts just as they opened fire on sighting the police but were repelled by the teams.

A release by the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO), DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed that during the gun duel, some of the hoodlums escaped with gunshot injuries.

“However, four suspects, Lucky Eduvire, 31years, Freedom Uguru, 33 years, Enita Omogware, 38 years, Henry Blessing Ovie, 25 years were arrested and three motorcycles recovered”, noting that manhunt for the fleeing suspects is on going.

Similarly, one Odili Opochi, allegedly involved in the killing of Anti-Cult warlord Amb. Ogwu-Chinuwa Austyne Emuamaka, popularly known as Austyn Emu, President, Anti-Cult Volunteer Corps (AVC), has been nabbed.

According to the PPRO, “The Command has been on the constant trail of those suspected to have murdered one Austin Emu in Kwale on 5th December 2020, detectives from Kwale acting on intelligence arrested one Odili Opochi alleged to have be among those who murdered the said Austin Emu president of Anti-Cult Delta State.

“The suspect have confessed and gave useful information on his involvement”, adding that manhunt for other members of the gang is ongoing.

It would be recall that Austyn Emu, was waylaid and murdered by members of Black Axe cult group in Kwale, Ndokwa west local government area of Delta State.

Our source disclosed that the Anti Cult Commander, whom The Story, reliably learnt was a father of three, was allegedly invited to Kwale, by a former Commissioner representing Ndokwa west in the Board of the Delta State Oil Producing Development Commission (DESOPADEC), identified as Hon. Flenjor Oputa, at his Kwale residence.

According to our source, “Flenjor, the former Commissioner representing Ndokwa west local government in the Board of DESOPADEC invited him for a meeting in his house unknown to my president that same man was hosting some axe men in his house.

“More than 60 axe men where also in his house having meeting with the same man after the meeting with Austyne Emu, as he was driving out from the man’s compound some axe men shot him”.