Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspects linked to the firearm found on upcoming artiste Oghenemine Ogidi, who was fatally shot by a police officer in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) on 26 April.
State Commissioner of Police, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, disclosed the arrests in a statement on Sunday, 8 June.
Oyeniyi said the suspects were apprehended following a detailed investigation and intelligence-led operations.
According to the CP, operatives arrested the suspects on 1 May in Bayelsa and Imo states.
The suspects are Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, Clifford Boleyelefa, Amadi Princewill and Amadi Felix Chibuike.
CP Oyeniyi disclosed the first suspect, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka, was arrested in Bayelsa on 4 May alongside a friend whose phone he used to negotiate the gun purchase.
"Emmanuel revealed that he bought the gun from one Amadi Princewill for N290,000 and sold it to one Desmond, still at large, for N380,000.
"Desmond then waybilled it to Effurun and contacted Oghenemine Ogidi, now deceased, to collect it and send to Sapele," the statement read.
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Following Emmanuel’s confession, Amadi Princewill was tracked and arrested in Imo State on 15 May.
During interrogation, he said he bought the gun from Amadi Felix for N200,000.
Amadi Felix was subsequently arrested in Owerri, Imo State, on 16 May.
Boleyelefa was also arrested as part of the same syndicate.
CP Oyeniyi said all the suspects are members of the Black Axe confraternity and that they will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
A manhunt for Desmond and other members of the gun-running network remains ongoing, the police chief said.
Oghenemine Ogidi was killed by a police officer in Effurun on 26 April.
Police said a gun was recovered from him at the scene, a development that triggered public outcry and calls for accountability.
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