The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a gun-running syndicate allegedly connected to the recovery of an illegal Beretta pistol in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area.
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, made this known while briefing journalists in Asaba, saying the suspects were apprehended during intelligence-led operations carried out in Bayelsa and Imo states.
According to the Police Commissioner, the arrests followed investigations into a Beretta pistol recovered at a transport park in Effurun on May 1, 2026.
“The first suspect, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, was arrested in Bayelsa State on May 4 alongside his roommate, whose phone was allegedly used to facilitate communication for the firearm transaction.
“Police investigations revealed that Chukwuemeka allegedly purchased the pistol from one Amadi Princewill for two hundred and ninety thousand naira before reselling it to a suspect identified as Desmond, who is currently at large, for three hundred and eighty thousand naira.”
Continuing, CP Oyeniyi said, “Desmond reportedly arranged for the weapon to be transported to Effurun and contacted the now-deceased Oghenemine Ogidi to retrieve it and forward it to Sapele”
Acting on information obtained during interrogation, police operatives tracked and arrested Amadi Princewill in Imo State on May 15.
He stated that further investigations led to the arrest of another suspect, Amadi Felix Chibuike, in Owerri on May 16 after Princewill allegedly confessed to obtaining the firearm from him.
He said, “The fourth suspect arrested in connection with the syndicate is Clifford Boleyelefa”
The Police Commissioner Oyeniyi added , “All suspects are believed to be members of black axe confraternity. They will be charged to court upon completion of investigation while manhunt for other suspects including Desmond is still ongoing.”
By; Sam Erhunmwunsee, Radio Nigeria Asaba
