Warri man on ‘revenge mission’ against brother’s killers arrested: Police
The Delta State police command on Wednesday said it apprehended a 20-year-old man who claimed to be on a revenge mission following the killing of his brother by some cultists.
Bright Edafe, the command’s spokesman, said the suspect was arrested by a police patrol team attached to Warri Area Command.
“Investigations later revealed that he was on a revenge mission.
“He claimed that some suspected cultists murdered his elder brother named Ovie Nyerhovwo.
“The suspect further stated that he contacted his friend who lives in Ghana to tell him where he hid his gun,” Mr Edafe said.
According to the spokesman, the suspect was on his way to confront the cultists who killed his brother when the police intercepted him and recovered the gun.
He said an investigation was ongoing on the matter.
(NAN)
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