The police have reportedly arrested two persons in connection with the movement of the Beretta pistol and four rounds of ammunition linked to the killing of 28-year-old Oghenemine Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State.
Ogidi was allegedly shot dead by ASP Nuhu Usman after he was found with the firearm at the Effurun Motor Park.
According to reports, one of the arrested suspects is said to be the person who allegedly sent the pistol and ammunition from Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, through a transport company to Effurun.
A source said the two suspects were brought to the Effurun Area Command under the Delta State Police Command on Wednesday night as investigations continued into the circumstances surrounding the movement of the weapon and Ogidi’s death.
Although police authorities have yet to officially confirm the development, the source said investigators are intensifying efforts to track all persons connected to the gun, the ammunition and the fatal shooting.
“It’s confirmed. They just brought in two suspects Wednesday night,” the source said.
“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.
“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 arrests are expected to widen the investigation into how the firearm was transported from Bayelsa to Delta and the role of other individuals allegedly involved in the transaction.
Ogidi’s killing has continued to attract public outrage, with demands for a full investigation and prosecution of all those connected with the incident.
