By Our Reporter
Three years after the killing of four soldiers in Ashaka Aboh, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspects linked to the attack.
The suspects, identified as Ufuoma Sunday James and Lawrence Umuakpero Oboguayivwgue, were also implicated in the beheading of Chief Okwudili Obi, also known as Odumodu, the self-acclaimed traditional ruler of Asemoku Community, during a communal crisis in 2023.
The soldiers were killed in February 2023 while on a peacekeeping mission amid clashes between the Kwale and Asemoku communities. Security sources said the troops were ambushed by suspected hoodlums allegedly led by James, leading to their deaths and the theft of their weapons.
According to credible intelligence sources, DSS operatives arrested the suspects in January 2026 following actionable intelligence. The suspects reportedly confessed to the killings and admitted involvement in gun-running, kidnapping, and other violent crimes.
The suspects have since been arraigned before a State High Court in Kwale and remanded in a correctional facility pending trial.
Security sources described the arrests as a major breakthrough in the DSS investigation, noting that they underscored the agency’s resolve to pursue justice in violent crimes, regardless of how much time has passed.