The Delta State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its ongoing fight against violent crimes, with the arrest of a key suspect in the gruesome murder of a 53-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Mr. Friday Orumgbe, in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in a statement released on Thursday in Asaba. He said the arrest was part of the Command’s renewed efforts to tackle armed robbery, cultism, and other threats to public safety through intelligence-led operations and collaboration with residents.
According to Edafe, the Agbor Division received a report on 7th October 2025 that Mr. Orumgbe, a native of Idumu Oza, Agbor, had gone missing after leaving home on 6th October with his Lifan motorcycle. Acting swiftly, the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Michael Obekpa, ordered a discreet investigation that led to the arrest of one Musa Buhari, aged 25, on 16th October.
During interrogation, Buhari confessed to conspiring with an accomplice, one Manu Usman (currently at large), to lure the unsuspecting victim into a bush along Power Line near Oki, Agbor, under the pretence of being passengers. There, they allegedly attacked him, leaving him unconscious, before escaping with his motorcycle and mobile phone — a Tecno T101 handset, later
recovered from the suspect.Edafe revealed that Buhari led police operatives to the crime scene, where the decomposed remains of the victim were discovered and identified by family members. The body has since been deposited at the Central Hospital Mortuary in Agbor for autopsy.
In a separate operation, police operatives in Warri arrested a suspected cultist with firearms and other dangerous weapons.
Acting on directives to enhance night patrols following a resurgence of cult clashes in the Ubeji area, CSP Ya’u Kangiwa of ‘A’ Division, Warri, deployed officers who intercepted a gold-coloured Lexus 350 SUV with registration number KWL359DS (Abuja) around 3:00 a.m.
The two occupants — identified as 33-year-old Christian Agbajor Akpos and 26-year-old Sophia Thomas — were unable to justify their movement at such an hour. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a locally made cut-to-size double-barrel gun, a battle axe, one live cartridge, and one expended cartridge.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the male suspect, Akpos, is a member of both the Maphite confraternity and the Neo-Black Movement (NBM).
SP Edafe reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to sustaining its crime-fighting momentum, urging residents to continue providing credible information that could help the police rid the state of criminal elements.
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