Police arrest suspected cultist seeking to buy AK-47 in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a man identified as Amadasu Victor, who admitted to attempting to purchase an AK-47 rifle to become the leader of a notorious cult group, the Vikings Confraternity.

The arrest was confirmed in a video posted on Tuesday via X by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, who disclosed that the suspect was caught negotiating the purchase of one AK-47 rifle for a sum of ₦1.3 million.

Edafe said, “We saw this young man negotiating to buy one AK-47 from kidnappers for the sum of ₦1.3 million. He claimed that he was lobbying to become number one in the Vikings Confraternity, and part of the requirement to be number one is to own at least one AK-47 rifle.”

In the video recording of the arrest, Amadasu confessed to his involvement, stating, “I was arrested because I wanted to buy an AK-47.”

When asked why, he explained, “I was asked to buy AK-47s because I was meant to be number one in the Vikings.”

Further details of the arrest revealed that Victor was nabbed at a hotel while negotiating the arms deal.

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In his statement, he admitted to managing a car wash and engaging in internet fraud, commonly referred to as “Yahoo Yahoo.”

“I have a car wash here that I manage, and I also deal in internet fraud. I deceive white women on the internet by claiming that I love them, and they send me money. I sometimes make ₦8 million but share it with people who connect me.”

When asked how long he had spent in the group, he said, “I have been in the cult group for six years.”

Bright questioned Victor about his life as a cultist, to which the suspect expressed regret, saying, “I feel very sad. Now I know I am actually nothing… no gain at all.”