Tag: cultists
Anambra community leader killed as cultists go on rampage
The Command assured residents that efforts are ongoing to bring the attackers to justice and urged the public to remain…
Police nab 14 suspected Cultists, recover weapons in Ogun sweep
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 14 youths suspected to be members of a cult group during a coordinated…
Nine cultists nabbed in Edo raid, arms recovered
Noah said the raid carried out in the early hours of Sept. 3, followed intelligence reports and a distress call…
Cultists in Edo get hot: Police arrest 16 suspects, recover weapons
Prominent among those arrested was 33-year-old Bello Salami, a suspected member of the Maphite Confraternity who was fingered in the…
Edo Police crush cult menace: 95 suspects arrested, deadly arsenal seized
The arrested suspects are linked to notorious cult groups, including the Maphites, Eiye, and Aye confraternities, known for their violent…
Cultists chase, shoot man dead in Ibadan
He, however, said that the report circulating on social media that the police accidentally killed an onlooker(student) while trying to…
Oyo Police clamp down on cultists: 15 arrested, arms recovered
According to the CP, ongoing investigations suggest that much of the cult-related violence stems from retaliatory attacks between rival groups…
Terror in Ogun: Armed men murder 40-year-old Adeyinka in broad daylight
The spokesperson also revealed that another individual, Adesanya Adeyinka, had requested the body for burial without following the necessary procedures,…
Lagos LG boss vows to hunt down cultists
The Executive Chairman of the LCDA, Mr Dele Oshinowo, read the riot act while responding to some residents’ concerns on…
Suspended cultists arrested with deadly automatic pump action gun worth N700k in Edo
According to him, “This is an automatic pump action gun which is as deadly as AK-47 which has a bullet…
Police arrest 21 suspected armed robbers, cultists in Ekiti Arrest
He said that the suspects would soon be charged to court.
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism
Obaseki said his government has declared a total war against cultism and has set up a special task force of…
How four cultists were killed in Ogun – Police
Odutola said that members of aye group and buccaneer confraternity were killed during the weekend in cult clashes involving the…
Cult clash: Police arrest two, recover firearms in Lagos
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement he posted on his verified X handle @benHundeyin…
FEATURES: Who will rescue Edo from the grip of cultists?
Media reports indicated that no fewer than 30 people lost their lives in the early part of January in a…
Four deadly cultists shot dead in gun-battle with police in Rivers
Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, displayed the bodies of those killed during a news conference at the Police…
Deadly Ogun cultist Bababu, others busted with guns, machetes
Olarenwaju, while addressing the media revealed that the suspects were arrested following information received that some members of the dreaded…
42 deadly cultists cracked in Lagos
Owohunwa said that the suspects were arrested after he distributed the tactical operatives from the command headquarters to different police…
Kidnapper killed, 3 cultists arrested in Edo
Iwegbu said in its continuous efforts to stem the tide of heinous crimes and criminality in the state, the command…
68-year-old deadly cultist, five others arrested in Edo, guns recovered
She noted that the suspects were arrested by the men of the anti-cultism unit of the command who had been…
Seven suspected deadly cultists busted in Ogun during supremacy battle
Oyeyemi said upon the distress call, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, directed the special squad led by ACP…
Lagos Police smash three deadly cultists, recover guns
A statement issued by the command's spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Friday said the police acted on intelligence provided by…
Delta police nab 4 robbery suspects, recover arms
On April 17, information got to the command that a group of suspected cultists/armed robbers were hibernating at a hotel…
After Buhari’s order, Ogun police crack 22 suspected cultists in 48 hours
President Muhammadu Buhari had recently ordered the police and other security agencies in Ogun to wade in a halt the…
Buhari orders police, security agencies to dismantle Ogun cult killings
It has been reported that the clashes between the Eiye and Aiye cult groups have persisted, lasting for over a…
Gunmen open fire at mourners at funeral service in Anambra
The 34-year-old man whose funeral was holding at the time of the incident was killed on Dec. 30, 2021, also…
Police confirm killing of suspected cultist in Ilorin
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ajayi Okasami, the arrest followed the killing of another…
5 Ikorodu cultists remanded in Kirikiri for murder
The magistrate directed the police to send the case file to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.
Edo police bust 10 suspected robbers, cultists
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber-Crime Unit of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 10-member gang of armed robbers…
Deadly cultists Israel, Afeez busted in Lagos with weapons
Two suspected deadly cultists, Taiye Israel and Isiaka Afeez have been arrested by the police in Ijanikin area of Lagos,…