BENIN CITY-Operatives of Edo Police Command have arrested a member of a four-man armed gang who were on a mission to kill a middle-aged man in Benin City.
One locally made Pistol and a grey Toyota Camry car marked Edo CW-726-BEN were recovered from the suspect as other members of the gang fled.
The middle-aged man who was to be killed identified simply as Sunday was hanging out at a bar on Iyobosa Street, Off First East Circular road, Benin City when the gang’s informant a young lady who was also at the bar quickly contacted a phone call to them.
On receipt of the information, the four-man armed gang swiftly moved in their operational car owned by one of them as a policemen on township patrol intercepted them about 120 metres to the bar.
Three members of the gang, Pepper, Lucky and Sharpman escaped but the driver Leviticus Okon was apprehended.
The commissioner of police in Edo CP Dan Malam Mohammed said  “on Monday, March 4, 2019 operatives of anti Cultism unit while on township patrol along 2nd East Circular Road, Benin City accosted one Grey colour Toyota Camry Reg. Edo CW-726-BEN, arrested one Leviticus Okon “m’ while three of others took to their heels.
“The suspect confessed being a cultist, his vehicle was searched, one locally made Pistol and a grey Toyota Camry car Reg. No. Edo CW-726-BEN recovered”.
Speaking with our reporter at the state police command headquarters in Benin City recently, the suspect Leviticus Okon, 24 stated that his gang were on a revenge mission when he was arrested.
He said they wanted to avenge the killing of one of their gang members identified as John Terry allegedly killed last February by a gang of a rival cult (Black Axe) at 2nd junction in Benin City.
“My name is Leviticus Okon, I am 24 years old. I am Eiye man, I joined in 2018 at Sapele road. We were going to kill the boy who killed our member when police arrested me.
“About 8pm three weeks ago, my friend Lucky received a call from his girlfriend that the boy Sunday that joined the Aiye men that killed our friend John Terry was in one bar at Iyobosa Street in 2nd junction area.
“Our friend Pepper joined us they said I should drive, Lucky was to pull the trigger. We were four inside the car. As we were approaching the drinking spot police stopped us, we all ran away from the car. They pursued and arrested me”.