Imo Police command in its effort to bring cultist activitities in the state down, has arrested 39 suspected cultists during their initiation in Nekede.
The suspects confessed membership of aiye confraternity and that they were carrying out initiation ceremony before they were arrested at the Nekede area of Owerri.
Parading the suspects at the Command Headquarters in Owerri, the State Commissioner, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, disclosed that the suspects were arrested at different points in the state during their initiation ceremony.
According to him, “considering the spate of cultism in the state and following a tactically coordinated operation by operatives of the State Police Command through credible source stormed the initiation party organized by the cultists for new members within the Nekede area of Owerri”.
“The suspects have made useful statements confessing their membership of the Aiye confraternity. Thorough investigation has commenced with the view of charging the suspects to court accordingly “.
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