CITIZENS COMPASS –As a follow up on the case of unlawful possession of a Beretta pistol recovered at a park in Effurun, Uvwie LGA on 1st May 2026, the Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with the crime.
The suspects, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill, Amadi Felix Chibuike were said to be part of the gun running syndicate before their arrest in Bayelsa and Imo states respectively.
The arrest came after a painstaking investigation and intelligence led operations were carried out by operatives of the command.
The first suspect Emmanuel Chukwuemeka was arrested in Bayelsa on the 4th of May 2026 alongside his friend and roommate whose phone he used as a means of communication to purchase the gun.
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, confirmed the arrest at a press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Asaba.
According to him: Emmanuel revealed that he bought the gun from one Amadi Princewill for the sum of Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira (#290,000) and sold the gun to one Desmond (at large) for the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira (#380,000) who in turn billed it to Effurun and contacted Oghenemine Ogidi (now deceased) to collect it and send it to Sapele. Following the confession of Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, the second suspect Amadi princewill was trailed and arrested in Imo State on 15th of May 2026. Upon the arrest of Amadi Princewill, and on interrogation, he stated that he bought the gun from one Amadi Felix for the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (#200,000). Consequently, Amadi Felix was trailed and arrested in Owerri Imo State on 16th may 2026. All suspects are members of black axe confraternity. They will be charged to court upon completion of investigation while a manhunt for other suspects including Desmond is still ongoing.
