{
  "id": 19375870,
  "title": "Viral video: Police arrest five suspects over cult-related murder in Delta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/viral-video-police-arrest-five-suspects-over-cult-related-murder-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T17:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/10/viral-video-police-arrest-five-suspects-over-cult-related-murder-in-delta/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 27, 2026, a young man was brutally murdered in Issele-Asagba, Delta State, in what authorities believe was a cult-related killing. The incident, captured on a viral video, showed the victim being attacked and killed with a machete. In response, the Commissioner of Police, CP Samuel E. Erale, ordered the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit in Asaba to track down those responsible.\n\nOn November 3, 2026, four suspects were apprehended during a raid on a suspected hideout along Ugbolu–Amachai Road. The four, identified as Ifechukwudi Okafor, Michael Okoro, Freedom Iloh, and Chinasa Akwuo, were all members of the Black Axe confraternity. During the raid, police recovered a pump-action gun, a dagger, and suspected illicit substances. The following day, on November 4, a fifth suspect, Infione Solomon Omefe, was arrested and confessed to his involvement in the murder depicted in the viral video.\n\nSP Bright Edafe, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrests and stated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other individuals implicated in the killing.",
  "summary": "Operatives of the Delta State Police Command's Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit, SAKU, Asaba have arrested five suspects over the alleged murder of a young man in Issele-Asagba and recovered one pump-action gun, a dagger and suspected illicit substances from the suspects. The first four were arrested on November 3, 2026, and the fifth on November 4, […] Viral video: Police arrest five suspects over…",
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}