Crime Facts

How cultists blinded me for refusing to join group

Emotion ran high, as 23-year-old Olamilekan Ibidokun, gave a blow-to blow account of how he lost his sight after he was attacked by members of the Aiye confraternity in the Ketu area of Lagos, for refusing to join the confraternity. The incident, according to him, occurred in December 2016, during a street carnival in the […]

Police arrest 96 suspects over alleged cultism, robbery in Benue

The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested 96 persons over alleged house breaking, theft, armed robbery and cultism in Makurdi, the state capital. A statement by its Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Catherine Anene, said on Monday in Makurdi that the suspects were arrested following complaints from residents of Welfare Quarters, Yarkiyo, wadata, Ankpa […]

Pregnant woman shot dead in Ikorodu cult clash

A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that dozens of suspected cultists invaded Aleke community market around 8p.m. and started shooting sporadically, killing the woman. The Baale of Aleke, […]

Cultists kill two chiefs, six others in Rivers communities

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of cult groups have allegedly killed over eight people in two communities of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Rivers cultists in different operations in Bua Bangha, Luebe Loore Communities on Monday, and Tuesday had allegedly killed the said number of victims. The Rivers cultists had killed […]

Nigerian school suspends 25 girls over Marlians’ secret cult

No fewer than 25 Secondary School students have allegedly been suspended for belonging to “Marlians’ Female Secret Cult”, the mother of one of the students disclosed this in a social media outburst. Although the woman didn’t disclose the name of the school in the Friday Facebook post on Lailanews page, she however said the school […]