Tag: Cultism
Police recover APC cards from cultists, transport them from Edo to Abuja
Nigeria Police have transferred the 11 suspected cult group leaders arrested in Edo to Abuja to face prosecution. Some of…
Edo officials, others may be charged for terrorism
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications from Edo Police Command on Thursday that the four officials of Edo State Government and…
IG sends crack squad to tackle cultism, violent crimes in Edo
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has dispatched a special crack squad to Edo to tackle the spate of…
Cultism not part of Edo’s tradition – Edebiri
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former governorship candidate of the ANPP in Edo state, Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri, has decried the recent upsurge…
Police IG, Arase set to crackdown on cultists
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Solomon E. Arase has expressed concern about the activity of cult groups in Benue,…
I’m Neither A Cultist Nor An Armed Robber —Aeroland
Jamiu Yisa The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District in the coming general elections, Segun Adewale,…
Edo police command threatens to arrest, prosecute cult group leaders
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Foluso Adebanjo, has threatened to henceforth arrest and prosecute leaders of the…
Father of three, 12 others killed in cult rivalry in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Thirteen persons, including a 33-year-old father of three, have been reportedly killed in renewed violent rivalry between members…
Politicians Aid Cultism, Says LASU VC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Professor John Obafunwa, has heaped the major blame for…
Cultism: Yabatech Warns Students
Authorities of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in Lagos on Wednesday warned students against participating in cultism, gangsterism and…
Another Uniben Student Shot Dead
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Less than two weeks after a 300 level student of University of Benin, UNIBEN, was gruesomely murdered at…
Why I Killed My Father Over Cigarette —Son
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 22-year-old man, Bestman Momodu, has confessed that he killed his father over a missing stick of cigarette.…
Teenagers Arrested For Cultism In Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nine teenagers were among 15 persons arrested by the Edo State Police Command for practicing cultism in the…
Police deploy anti-cult unit over cult clash in Ahoada
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Tunde Ogunsakin, said on Friday that the Anti-Cult Unit of the command had deployed…
Redemption Camp Tragedy: Why Son Killed Redeemed Pastor
Damilare Okunola & Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Fresh facts have emerged on why Tolani Ajayi, a 300 Level undergraduate, allegedly stabbed his…