Aiye member arrested for illegal possession of firearm

By Jon Egie

But for Providence due to Police interception during a stop and search duty, some members of Aiye confraternity, a secret cult would have met their waterloo.

Two weeks ago, precisely on Friday, August 5, at about 1345Hours, Police Operatives attached to Quick Response Squad (QRS) during a stop and search duty along Pessu Corner in Warri, intercepted a tricycle with three occupants and upon search of the occupants, one locally made cut-to-size gun and four live Cartridges were recovered from them.

The three suspects namely; Chukwuma Owoh ‘m’ aged 26years, Ediri Ogendengbe ‘m’ aged 32yrs, and Alfred Kess ‘m’ age 38yrs were immediately arrested by the Policemen.

“One of the Suspects, Chukwuma Owoh confessed that he bought the gun from one Haruna of Hausa Market Warri, and that he was on his way to Pessu in search of some Aiye confraternity cult members that attacked his younger sister.

The suspects, according to a release issued by the Delta State Police Command PPRO, DSP Bright Edafe, yesterday, are currently in custody and investigation is ongoing.

The release, however, was silent on any police action on the Gunrunner who supplied the weapon of death to the suspect.

CP Ari Muhammed Ali FCIA PSC+ while urging officers and men of the Command to sustain the tempo also admonished them to be polite and civil to members of the public while on duty as incivility to members of the public will not be tolerated under his watch.