Two suspected cultists wounded in gunfight with Police, 25 others arrested 

Two suspected cultists have been wounded during an speech of gunfire with Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU.

Twenty-five suspected cultists were also arrested by the operatives, portion others escaped the transgression scene. 

The suspects were arrested astatine their initiation ground in the aboriginal hours of June 16, DAILY POST reports. 

The Police also recovered 1 (1) pump-action shotgun and 1 (1) cut-to-size firearm from the suspects. 

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a connection sent to Our Correspondent in Warri. 

The Police Image shaper said the suspects were allegedly linked to caller killings in Agbor Community in the State. 

“Acting connected credible intelligence in the aboriginal hours of 16 June 2026, operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) stormed a suspected cult initiation crushed astatine Agbarho following intelligence that members of the Eiye Confraternity, allegedly linked to caller cult-related killings in Agbor, were readying further acts of unit and the initiation of caller members.”

According to SP Edafe, “Upon accomplishment astatine the location, the operatives came under gunfire from immoderate of the suspects. The constabulary squad responded professionally, during which 2 ...