Tag: Cultist
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Desist from celebrating ‘7/7’ Day – Police to cultists, hoodlums
The police in Osun have warned cultists and hoodlums planning to celebrate the July 7, (7/7) Day to desist from such plans, warning that unlawful gatherings or assembly will not be tolerated. Newsmen reports that 7/7 is a day set aside by some cult groups to celebrate what they call ‘cultism day’, when they initiate…
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Police in Delta arrest suspected armed robber, cultist, recover ammunition
Police in Delta arrest suspected armed robber, cultist, recover ammunition
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Court sentences 19 students to 6 years each for cultism
A High Court in Maiduguri on Wednesday sentenced 19 students to six years imprisonment each for cultism. Delivering judgment, Justice Umar Fadawu, held that there was sufficient evidence proving that each of the defendants committed the offence of conspiracy and management/membership of an unlawful society. The convicts were arrested by the police on Sept. 21,…
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Suspected cultist dies after jumping into river to evade police arrest
A suspected member of a cult group died on Friday after jumping into a river in the Surulere area of Ilorin, Kwara State. Police gave the name of the deceased as Musbau Saheed. He was said to be arrested at Baboko area of the town early in the day by a police team raiding a…
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Police nab suspected cultist in Delta
The Police Command in Delta said it arrested a 35-year-old man suspected to be a cultist in Warri. The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Warri. Bright said the suspect was arrested on March 28, at his hideout in Panapina…
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Suspected rival cult group kills two in Ilorin
Two men suspected to be cultists were killed around Aduralere area of Ilorin by suspected rival cult group in the early hours of Tuesday. Ajayi Okasanmi, the Spokesman for Kwara Police Command, confirmed this development in a statement in Ilorin. Okasanmi said that efforts were on to get the perpetrators of the crime arrested, while…
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Cultists face 21 years imprisonment in Lagos
The Lagos House of Assembly has passed a bill into law banning the activities of cultists and illegal societies across the state. The House passed the bill during a plenary session on Monday. After its passage, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk, Olalekan Onafeko, to transmit the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for assent.…
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I won’t allow cultists succeed me as governor in 2023 – Udom
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has promised not to seek a third term through surrogates. He vowed to crush cultism and never allow a cultist succeed him. The governor spoke on Sunday at an interactive session. He said: “For peace to reign and for Christ to have control, I am not interested in third…
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Police arrest Ilaro Poly SUG president during cult initiation [Video]
The men of the Ogun State Police Command, on Sunday, arrested the President of the Students’ Union Government of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Adegboye Olatunji, and one Olarewaju Taiwo during cult initiation. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the suspects were…
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Lagos Police arrest 86 cultists, recover 11 pistols
Officials of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 86 suspected cultists in Ikorodu area of the State and recovered 11 pistols from them. They were arrested on Saturday around 6:00am by the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, acting on credible intelligence. The Strike Force first arrested 21 cult suspects at Adamo Community, Imota.…