No fewer than 7 suspects have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly killing a Port Harcourt based lawyer, Mr. Bright Owhor. It would be recalled that Owhor, aged 46, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on July 6 at his residence on Market Road in...
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By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has apprehended 22 suspected members of the Aiye cult, including two soldiers, during a raid at a hotel in Osiele, Odeda Local Government Area. The operation, detailed in a statement by CSP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, took place on...
A traditional ruler in Rivers State’s Emohua Local Government Area has been shot dead by suspected cult members. The victim, Chief Dabiri, was killed on Saturday during a meeting with local chiefs at Omuwoka village. According to eyewitnesses, members of the Iceland cult group, allegedly led by a notorious...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Police Command has declared the late Muhammad Kassim, alias Enemi, and six other arrested suspects as members of a cult and arms trafficking syndicate operating within and beyond Kogi State. The announcement comes in response to allegations of politically motivated killing made...
By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its strong commitment to maintaining maximum security during the Cult Day celebration on Monday. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin....
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, and arrested six suspects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Ikenga, police operatives carried out the operation on...
Police Command in Ondo State has arrested 46 suspects following a clash between rival cult groups that claimed five lives in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced a restitution window for cultists and those in possession of illegal arms in the state, offering them amnesty if they surrender voluntarily. This is contained in a statement issued by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Benin on...
Police in Ondo State have confirmed three people dead over clashes between two rival cult groups in Ondo Town, Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure. Ayanlade, who said...
Four persons have been confirmed dead from Easter Sunday’s attack by suspected cultists on Swali community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several residents of the community were injured in the attack. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Tuesday that the assailants...
Police Command in Ogun has arrested eight suspected Secondary School cultists who engaged in cult activities at Ifo High School in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the arrest in a statement, issued to newsmen in Ota on Saturday. Odutola explained that on March 21,2025, at...
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Friday killed Mutiu Akinbami, a former Councillor in Abeokuta North Local Government of Ogun. Sources indicated that Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was shot in the head while riding on a motorcycle. The deceased was attacked at Brewery area of Abeokuta at about...
The Policei Command in Osun has warned against the setting aside of Aug. 8 to celebrate cultism in the state, saying any unlawful gathering would not be tolerated. The command issued the warning in a statement by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, in Osogbo on Wednesday. ...
The security team of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has arrested eight suspected cultists and hard drug peddlers during the ongoing second semester examination of the institution. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Director, Public Relations and Protocol, Uredo Omale, made available to the News...
Oyo State Police Command has discovered plots by members of a cult group to cause violence among rival groups in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Adewale Osifeso, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The Police Command in Rivers has cautioned the public regarding potential cult-related activities across the country on June 7. The spokesperson of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed in a statement in Port Harcourt on Saturday that a large number of Black Axe cultists were preparing to mark...
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested 21 suspects in connection with the recent killings and other crimes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that four persons including a commercial motorcycle ticket agent were recently killed by gunmen at different locations in Ado-Ekiti metropolis. The command’s...
The Police command in Rivers says the killing of a former student leader, Mr Endwell Ejindis not connected to the ongoing clashes by political factions in the state. The Spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that Ejindu was...
Edo State Government says plans have been concluded to flush out criminal cult groups and ‘Okaigheles’(youth leaders) from the state. The state government reacted on Sunday to recent attack on soldiers in Okomu community by criminals and cultists. Chris Nehikhare, the State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, spoke...
The police command in Anambra has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted following intensified efforts to end the resurgence of cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital. This is contained in a press release made available to journalists in Awka on Saturday by the...