The Anambra Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist, Chukwujekwu Okoye, who allegedly involved in the killing of two persons in Oko, Orumba-North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra on June 19.
The alleged cult attack also resulted in the injury of two persons and abduction of two others at Total Junction and Tipper Junction in Oko, who were later released after ransom was paid.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Awka.
Ikenga said that the police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu Chukwujekwu Okoye 25-year-old, on July 7 at Oko Bus-Stop, for allegedly involved in the murder of two persons, injury to two persons and abduction of two others.
“Police operatives attached to the RRS Awkuzu on July 7 arrested a male suspect, one Chukwujekwu Okoye.
“The arrest is a follow-up to the disturbing incident in Oko, which resulted in the injury of two persons, murder of two persons and abduction of two others who were later released after ransom was paid at the Total Junction and Tipper Junction respectively in Oko, Orumba-North LGA,” he said .
He said that during the operation, the police operatives also recovered one automatic pump-action gun and two handsets.
The police spokesperso recalled that the suspect in the early hours of May 22 robbed a victim of his handset and other valuables at gunpoint in Oko.
He said that during the interrogation, the suspect confessed to being an active member of the Aye Confraternity cult and currently holding a position as a Lord.
The PPRO said that the suspect confessed how they had perfected plans for the initiation ceremony and rivalry cult attack on Monday, July 7.
According to Ikenga, the suspect gave details of how his gang attacked Oko on June 19.
He said that the operatives have begun trailing other gang members based on the information provided by the suspect.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ikioye Orutugu on Monday ordered a clampdown on unlawful gatherings, especially cult related activities, toward averting supremacy battle among cult groups in the state.