Tag: cultists
Suspected cultists behead revenue collector in Edo
A revenue collector working with the Oredo Local Government Council of Edo State, simply identified as Osazuwa, has been reportedly…
Kwara police parades alleged cultists, kidnappers, armed robbers
The Kwara Police Command on Friday paraded eight suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, being a member of a…
Lagos police, LNSC arrest 11 secondary school students for cultism
The police and some members of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) have arrested 11 secondary school students suspected…
11 arrested in Kwara over cult-related killings
The police in Kwara have arrested 11 suspects over cult-related killings and clashes in the state, the News Agency of…
Army issue ultimatum to cultists in Rivers
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the…
Cultists set one ablaze, shoot 2 others dead in Benin
Renewed cult restiveness in Benin, capital of Edo State, has resulted in the killing of three persons between last Friday…
How I shot policeman, killed 2 cultists –Suspect
Nurudeen Kazeem, the alleged robbery suspect, who was last week arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of…
22,430 repentant cultists surrender arms in Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Monday that the State’s amnesty programme witnessed 22, 430 repentant cultists surrendered 911…
Suspected cultists kill Benson Idahosa University student in Benin
The raging war among suspected cultists in Edo State has again claimed the life of Ohio Tobi, a student of…
Army Arrests 17 Cultists
The 2 Brigade Nigeria Army says it has arrested 17 cultists with assorted arms and ammunition in Oku Iboku, Itu…
Police prosecute 80 cultists in Anambra
The Anambra Police Command said it prosecuted 80 people for cultism related crimes between January and April.
Residents flee homes as cultists clash in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of residents of Bukuma in Degema local area of Rivers State have fled their homes following…
Cultists murder engineer at Ogoniland project site
Cultists and youths bearing arms in Ogoniland have murdered a site engineer identified as Ade Adeyemo, working for a contractor…
Cultists strike in Ilorin, one dead
There was an uneasy calm in some parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital Thursday as gunmen, suspected to be…
Lagos arrests, prosecutes 122 cultists, miscreants
The Lagos State Government says it has arrested and prosecuted 122 notorious cultists and miscreants in Mushin area of Lagos,…