Police arrest armed suspect on `revenge’ mission in Warri

The arrested suspect with the seized gun

By EMEKA CHIKWE, Asaba –

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man in Warri, who claimed to be on a revenge mission following the killing of his brother by some cultists.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested by a police patrol team attached to Warri Area Command on Thursday.

DSP Edafe said: “Investigations later revealed that he was on a revenge mission.

“He claimed that some suspected cultists murdered his elder brother named Ovie Nyerhovwo.

“The suspect further stated that he contacted his friend who lives in Ghana to tell him where he hid his gun,” he said.

According to the spokesman, the suspect was on his way to confront the cultists who killed his brother when the police intercepted him and recovered the gun.

He said investigation was ongoing on the matter.

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