5 suspected cultists arrested during initiation in Lagos hotel
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5 suspected cultists arrested during initiation in Lagos hotel

Police operatives attached to the Tolu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cult members during initiation in the Ajegunle area of the state. The suspects include Peter Odumola, 19, Promise Benjamin, 20, Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19, Richards Adu, 18, and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20. Sources claimed that the arrest followed a distress

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One dead, body dismembered as cultists clash in Anambra community
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One dead, body dismembered as cultists clash in Anambra community

…A source said members of the Black Axe cult group led by the notorious Kelechi Ewesiobi [Gattuso] attacked and killed the deceased A young man has been killed in a cult clash in Nkpor Agu village, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The deceased, identified as Chukwunonso Okoye was killed around 6pm on Sunday.

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Gun, charms recovered as Police arrest suspected cultists
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Gun, charms recovered as Police arrest suspected cultists

β€˜After a thorough search of the suspects, a gun, nine live cartridges were found in their possession’ Two suspected cultists, Sodiq Muftau, aka Mainama, and Surakat Toheeb, aka Elewedu, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over alleged possession of a gun and substances suspected to be Indian hemp in the

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Four suspected student cultists handed over to Police in Calabar 2
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Four suspected student cultists handed over to Police in Calabar

Four students of Government Secondary School, Akim Qua Town, Calabar suspected to be cultists were yesterday, handed over to a detachment of the anti-cultism unit of the Nigerian Police Force for interrogation. The students were busted in the premises of the school after security agents were hinted about some disturbing trends they were engaged in

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Police arrest 19 suspects over cult related clash
Crime & Investigation

Police arrest 19 suspects over cult related clash

Following the ongoing cult related clash at Alakuko area of Lagos Sango/Tollgate and Dalemo, Ogun State, Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, said it has arrested 19 suspected cultists in connection with the matter. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, while addressing and deliberating on security issues with the Area Commaders and

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Police arrests seven suspected cultists in Lagos 3
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Police arrests seven suspected cultists in Lagos

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested seven suspected members of Eiye Confraternity in the Ikorodu area of the state. The spokesman of the state police command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Sunday that the suspects attacked some local vigilante members in the area. The suspects are – Abolaji Adebayo (21), Josiah Offem (37),

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Three Dead as Rival Cult Groups Clash in Lagos
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One dead, 5 injured as suspected cultists, land grabbers clash in Anambra community

One person was feared dead while five others sustained various degrees of injury during a bloody clash between suspected land grabbers and cultists in Umuogali Oba, Anambra state. The deceased, simply identified as Chinedu reportedly lost his life in the clash which erupted last Tuesday over alleged forceful acquisition of land. The Nation gathered that

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32 suspected cultists arrested in Lagos community, various arms recovered 4
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32 suspected cultists arrested in Lagos community, various arms recovered

β€ŒThe Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 32 suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the last one week. A spokesman for the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Sunday. He said that a 32-year-old man (name withheld), a member of Aiye Confraternity, was arrested on Saturday.

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One Minor, 20 Cultists Paraded By SPACS In Anambra 6
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One Minor, 20 Cultists Paraded By SPACS In Anambra

At least 20 suspected cultists including a minor were paraded yesterday by the Anambra State Special Anti-Cult Squad at the Unit headquarters, Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested from various locations and dangerous items recovered from them include three pump action gun, for locally made short gun, six

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Police Arrest 96 Suspected Armed Robbers, Cultists, Others In Benue 7
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Police Arrest 96 Suspected Armed Robbers, Cultists, Others In Benue

The Benue State Police Command on Monday confirmed the arrest of 96 persons for alleged house breaking, theft, armed robbery and cultism in Makurdi, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspects were arrested following complaints from residents of Welfare Quarters, Yarkiyo, Wadata, Ankpa Quarters, NUJ

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