On Monday, during an interactive session with journalists at his office in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Idu, disclosed that Olotu Omubo, the leader of the Bobos cult group, was killed by his own members who were attempting to benefit from a change in leadership.

Omubo, a former beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty Programme and leader of the Phase 2 Amnesty beneficiaries in Bayelsa, was originally from Nembe in the Nembe Local Government Area. His death on Thursday, April 24, along Goodnews Street in the Azikoro area of Yenagoa, had previously been shrouded in mystery, with suspicions pointing to rival cult groups. However, the police have now clarified the situation.

The killing had initially been suspected to be the work of external mercenaries, allegedly hired for revenge over other killings that Omubo had ordered. However, Idu clarified that the murder was the result of an internal conflict within the Bobos cult group, with members orchestrating the killing in hopes of gaining control over the leadership.

Despite acknowledging that Omubo had a notorious criminal history as a cult leader, Idu assured residents that the police were determined to put an end to the cult violence in the state. He emphasized that the tragic death of Omubo was at the hands of his own gang members, signaling a deeper issue within the group itself.

Idu further explained that the police had no choice but to release Omubo when he was detained for illegal possession of firearms, although he did not provide further details.

He also revealed that, based on the available intelligence, "95 percent of intelligence available to the police showed that he died due to intra cult rivalry about leadership struggle. They took him out and made it look like inter cult rivalry in order to profit from his death."

Nine individuals were arrested for various criminal activities including cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, and murder, as announced by Idu.

One notable arrest involved Mohammed Adamu, 50, from Gombe State, and Adiamakubo Orubo, 37, who were linked to the disappearance of 26-year-old Ashiru Ishiaku, a Kano State native, and his tricycle on April 29, 2025.

Additionally, David Ngo, 36, a member of the notorious Islanders cult group from Brass Local Government Area, was apprehended in connection with the stabbing death of Goodwill Ovuru on April 16, 2025, in Agudama-Ekpetiama Community, Yenagoa Local Government Area.

The police in Yenagoa arrested a 28-year-old man, Monday Daniel, from Onopa Community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery. Daniel, along with three accomplices, allegedly attacked Amarachi Emeachi at her residence near Revenue House in Onopa, stealing her Redmi phone worth N180,000, according to the Police Commissioner.

In a separate incident, on May 4, 2025, police apprehended 24-year-old Endurance Odambe Chinedu from Ndokwa-East Local Government Area of Delta State at Agbia community in Yenagoa. He was found in possession of 10 live cartridges. During questioning, Chinedu admitted to being a member of the Black Axe confraternity, also known as the Aye cult group. A search of his residence yielded a battle axe, a black beret with the cult's insignia, and a crusher.