Cultism: Police Arrest 30 suspected cult members in Edo State

 

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It was the end of the road for 30 young men suspected to be cultists on Thursday as the Edo State Police Command arrested them for cultism. The suspects were arrested during different raids executed in diverse locations in Benin, the state capital.

The suspects were paraded at the State Force Headquarters, and the Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, was there to address the press. He said the suspects consist of 23 males and seven females from several cult groups tormenting the city.

According to Nwabuzor, the arrest was based on the instruction of the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, to rid the state of cultists and other criminals.

Nwabuzor said: “The police operatives of Anti-cultism Unit of the Edo State Police Command conducted raid exercise in different parts of the state in criminal hideouts and black spots and arrested 23 males and seven females and brought them to the station.

“This serves as a warning to other criminals in the state either to repent or relocate. This exercise is a continuous one to ensure that the state is rid of criminal elements,” he added.

The suspects said Nwabuzor had given confessional statements and would be charged to court after the investigations by the police.

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