Tag: cultists
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Police arrest 95 suspected cultists in Edo
The police in Edo state have arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered two locally-made pistols, one single-barrel shotgun and 24 live cartridges/ammunition in the sustained intelligence-driven raids of their enclaves in Benin and environs in the past week.
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One killed as cultists go on rampage in Awka
There was pandemonium in Aroma junction in Awka, Anambra State capital, as persons suspected to be cultists killed one person. The shooting of the youth on Wednesday evening caused mayhem in the community as traders and residents scampered for safety.
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Police arrest 66 suspected cultists, 2 armed robbers in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau have arrested 66 suspected members of Sara-Suka, a cult group operating within Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Steve Yabanet, disclosed this on Friday in Jos.
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Police recover remains of slain Rivers DPO
The Police Command in Rivers has recovered the remains of the former Ahoada Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bako Angbashim, who was killed by cultists. Angbashim was reportedly murdered by infamous Iceland cult leader, Gift Okpara, alias 2Baba.
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Police arrest 3 suspected cultists in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says its operatives have arrested three suspected cultists in Ishashi area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, told NAN on Sunday.
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Police arrest 7 high ranking cultists in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Adegoke Fayoade, said that seven high ranking cultists have been arrested in Ikorodu area of the state in the last five days. Fayoade confirmed the arrest during his interaction with the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria
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Police confirm killing of suspected cultists in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers said its officers killed two suspected cultists, who were members of a cult gang that allegedly killed five persons in Odiemerenyi community, Ahoada-East, Rivers. The cultists led by a wanted cult kingpin, Gift
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How cultists chased me out of LASU – Oxlade
Sensational Nigerian singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade, has explained reasons for abandoning his university degree programme in his final year. The ‘Ku Lo Sa’ crooner said he was studying at Lagos State University, LASU, but dropped out in his final year because some cultists were after his life. According to him, cultists…
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Ogun police confirm arrest of 19 suspected cultists
The police command in Ogun says it arrested 19 suspected cultists during its successful tactical operation. SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday.
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Ogun gov, Abiodun orders crackdown on cultists in Sagamu
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Monday, directed security agencies in the state to rid Sagamu and its environs of cultists and cult-related activities in the state. Abiodun, in a statement issued in Abeokuta by his Chief Press Secretary, Lekan Adeniran,