Gunmen, yesterday, reportedly attacked traditionalists performing ritual rites for deceased Prince Yinusa Okunloye, allegedly killed by cultists over the weekend. Some cultists had on Saturday shot Yinusa in his chest resulting in his death after an alleged altercation between him and some members of the fraternity. The cultists numbering about three invaded the prince’s […]
Osun Police Command said suspected cultists in the early hours of Saturday, invaded a residence in Ofatedo, Egbedore Local Government, and allegedly shot and killed a 43-year-old man, Yinusa Okunloye. SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson, made this known in a statement, adding that the police were, however, on the trail of the culprits. […]
The Lagos State Police Command has said it is still investigating music star, Habeeb Okikiola well known as Portable, noting that the artiste will be arrested after investigation if he fails to turn himself in. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, had on Monday ordered Portable’s probe over his alleged ties to One Million […]
Controversial songster, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, has made a dramatic retraction of his earlier statement that he founded One Million Boys, a notorious cult group terrorising residents of Lagos and Ogun states. In a video, which went viral on Monday, Portable was heard saying he formed the gang and another notorious group known as […]
Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered a probe of Portable, the controversial singer, for boasting that he founded two notorious cult groups in Lagos. Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesman, broke the news in a short statement on Monday evening. Portable had earlier claimed he founded the ‘Ajah Boys’ and ‘One […]
Police have arrested three members of Eiye confraternity for forcefully initiating a young girl into their cult group. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the trio of Daniel Njoku a.k.a Agege, Damilare Ogundiran, and Adebayo Olamilekan, […]
A policeman who identified with a cult group in a viral video has been arrested. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the cop whose name the police withheld, was attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command when he was apprehended. Adejobi’s statement was titled, ‘Cultic activity: IGP condemns act, […]
Suspected cultists wielding guns and other dangerous weapons disrupted a meeting that was scheduled to be held between the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and tricycle operators, on Thursday. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka. The tricycle operators had gathered to thank the governor for the […]
Cult groups operating in Aba and cities near the commercial nerve of Abia State have started leaving in droves after the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) declared war on them. Our correspondent gathered for some years, members of a cult group; “Aro Cult”, a dominant group in Aba have subjected residents of the city, […]
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have invaded Ibaa community in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing four members of a rival cult group. An indigene, who spoke in confidence, said crisis over levy collection between the rival groups led to the murder. He said: “The killing is connected to the ongoing battle for […]
