Police have reportedly arrested two suspects in connection with the movement of a pistol and ammunition linked to the killing of 28-year-old Oghenemine Ogidi in Effurun. The arrests are said to include the alleged sender of the Beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition from Yenagoa, which authorities believe eventually led to the fatal shooting involving ASP Nuhu Usman.
Sources said the two suspects were brought into the Effurun Area Command under the Delta State Police Command on Wednesday night as investigations continue into the movement of the firearm and the circumstances surrounding Ogidi’s death.
Police authorities have yet to officially comment on the reported arrests. However, a source familiar with the investigation told Vanguard: “It’s confirmed. They just brought in two suspects Wednesday night.”
“It’s not been announced who is who yet, but I can tell you for free that one of them is the person who sent the gun through a transport line from Yenagoa to Effurun, from where Mine picked it to send to a Sapele owner at the Effurun Motor Park where he was caught and extrajudicially killed by ASP Nuhu and accomplices.”
The source added: “Like I said, it’s not clear if the other person among the two could be the driver who brought the parcel from Yenagoa. But it’s clear that the sender is among the duo just apprehended. And the trail continues for the other suspects.”
The incident has continued to generate reactions following allegations that Ogidi, popularly known as Mine, was extrajudicially killed after being intercepted at the motor park in Effurun.
The case also drew emotional reactions from family members, including the victim’s mother, who previously questioned the circumstances surrounding the deaths of her sons.
