Police command has arrested nine suspected cult

The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP. Ahmad Kidaya Muhammad, who made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday on their Facebook account, said the arrests were made in response to two separate distress calls.
 

He said on 24/11/2014 at about 02:00AM a distress call indicated planned battle of supremacy between De-Well and Degbam cults groups at Okwuzi Community in Onelga, adding that the clash was averted following the quick intervention of the police and seven person were apprehended.

The force spokesman gave the names of those arrested as Chinazo Amaechi, Nna Chisom, Solomon Ossai, Regimus Igwelatu, Monday Jackson, Chinonso Fordima and Tony Amanya while others fled.

Muhammad listed the items recovered from the suspects to include one pump action gun, four live cartridges, one double barrel gun, Honda jeep with registration No. IMO WER 685 FX, Toyota Camry saloon with registration No. RIVERS BER 407 AP, two laptop computers and assorted charms.

In a similar response same day at about 1.30pm information received had it that some suspected cultist were sighted with arms around back gate of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt (RSUST) initiating new members. Team of policemen Storm the area arrested and Joel Ozekume, a final year student of RSUST and Princewill Brown, a graduate of Cross River State University while others escaped. One beretta pistol and 3 rounds of .9mm ammunition were recovered from them,” he said.

He said the suspects on interrogation confessed to belonging to either of the cult groups, and warn criminals and their alike to denounce or be ready to face tough time as the Command is fully ready to take the aggressive onslaught to their enclaves.

Muhammad assured residents of the command’s readiness to sustained instant response to distress calls within shortest possible time. He also urged residents to be security conscious and report any character or move capable of undermining the existing public peace and security.

Meanwhile, gunmen on Sunday afternoon in Abua area of the state reportedly abducted the Chief Registrar of the Rivers State High Court,  Leonard Adoki.