Three persons were feared killed on Sunday in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. One of the deceased was said to be among the security operatives of the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye. A source in the area said the killings could be linked to the […]
The police in Anambra have arrested suspected cultists who were allegedly involved in a shooting incident in which two persons were killed on Monday in Awka. Police spokesman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said on Tuesday that no fewer than 24 suspects are cooling their feet with interrogators. Two police officers accompanying a leader in one of […]
Victor Oke, a final year student of the political science department, Osun State University, has been set ablaze for refusing to join a cult group. It was gathered that unsuspecting cultists shot and macheted Victor during the weekend and set him ablaze before he was rushed to the hospital. A statement signed by Ademola Adesoji, […]
The Police Command in Anambra, on Monday, said it had arrested a police sergeant allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to cultists in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the command was reacting to a trending social media (Facebook) post, alleging that the personnel was arming a cult group said to be […]
There was panic, yesterday, at Rivers State University (RSU), in Port Harcourt, following the death of a final year student, who was allegedly shot within the school cafeteria by suspected cultists. The Guardian gathered that suspected cultists had trailed the victim to a cafeteria near the faculty of Management Science about 9:20a.m., where one of […]
The police in Edo State have arrested 10 persons suspected to be members of a cult group. It was gathered that the anti-kidnapping and cybercrime unit of the police command arrested the suspects on Thursday during an investigation into the kidnapping of an 11-year-old boy, Onose Friday, on July 8, at Uneme Eruna area of […]
Disturbed by the resurgence of cult-related activities and clashes in Bayelsa State, the police in the state have inaugurated a special squad, called ‘Anti-Cultism Squad’ to forestall further disturbances. According to the spokesman of the command, Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, 32 suspected cultists have been arrested over their involvement in the unrest in […]
A Student of Kwara State Polytechnic, identified as Olawale, has been killed by suspected cultists in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was gathered that his assailants, who are from a rival cult group, ambushed him shortly after he left home on Tuesday. His severed head was found in the morning around Unity roundabout in […]
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed and beheaded the commander of a disbanded local vigilante group codenamed OSPAC in Umudioga, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The vigilante commander identified as Alex Uwazuruike was killed on Tuesday night by the gunmen who stormed the community, even as his corpse was dismembered and burnt […]
A man believed to be an informant for Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has been killed by suspected cultists. The incident occurred on Friday evening at Oke Agunla in Ondo town. Another youth, Seun Akinsiku aka Shewen, was also reportedly killed. It was gathered the killings resulted from a clash between vigilance groups […]
