Tag: cultists
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Sad! Seven murdered in Lagos cult clash
Not lesser than seven people were reportedly killed during a violent clash between two rival cults in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Wednesday, that the KK and Eiye confraternities were involved…
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Suspected cultists charged with robbery, murder of ASP
Six suspected cultists on Thursday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged robbery and killing of an Assistant Superintendent of Police. The defendants are, Akinwale Bamido, 25; Olanrewaju Bamido, 22; John Matter, 21; Moses Adeniyi, 23; Shola Olatoye, 25, andOkechukwu Augustine, 18. They are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, murder, robbery…
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Daredevil cultists invade corps members’ residence in Bayelsa, kill two
There was outrage in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Thursday following gruesome murder of corps members by cultists during one of their robbery operations. It was gathered the cult members, in what has become a regular occurrence in the capital city, stormed the corps members’ residence along the School Road in Swali and shot three of…
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Alleged cultists attack Edo schools, injure pupils
Some suspected cult members, on Tuesday, interrupted academic activities at the Oba Akenzua Secondary School and the Ihogbe College in Benin, Edo State. The prompt intervention of police personnel, however, saved what could have been a free-for-all, as several pupils were reportedly wounded with knives and cutlasses by the invaders. Both schools are adjacent to…
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Police arrest 124 suspected cultists, recover 1000 wraps of Indian hemp
Over 124 persons suspected to be cultists have been nbbed by the police from various parts of Anambra State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, in statement, on Saturday, noted that the arrest were made during a raid on criminal hideouts and black spots in the state. He said 37 of the suspects…
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Cultists kill Anambra bachelor one week to wedding day
A middle aged man, Abuchi Edekobi, reportedly lost his life on Saturday following a cult clash in Obosi, Idemili North local government area of Anambra State. The deceased, allegedly killed together with his friend, Somto Egbe by a rival cult group, was said to be preparing for his wedding a week before he met his…
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Cultists kill 16-year old undergraduate in Bayelsa
Suspected cultists yesterday killed a teenager in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, in a bid to snatch her mobile phone. The 16-year-old girl, Siefa Fred, a 100 level student of the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) was shot dead while running an errand for her mother in the state capital. Fred, who was at home following the…
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Police arrest 19 suspected cultists in Badagry
The police on Wednesday said they had arrested 19 suspected cultists in Imeke, a suburb of Badagry, Lagos State. SP Samson Akhiromen, the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) in Badagry, disclosed this when the new District Correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for the area, Mr Raji Rasak, visited the divisional office. Akhiromen said that…
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Police arrest 5 cultists in Ilorin
The Kwara Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of five persons in connection with violence that erupted among suspected Cult members at Agaka area of llorin, the Kwara capital. Mr Samuel Okasanmi the spokesperson of the state Police command disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin. According to…
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Killings: UNICAL arrests 11 alleged cultists, tightens security around campus
The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Monday said it has deployed security around and within the institution over the killing of two students by gunmen in a suspected renewed wave of cult clashes on campus. Following the development, 11 suspected cultists have been arrested and handed over to the anti-cultism and kidnap…