Police place N101m bounty on wanted cultist who allegedly killed Rivers DPO

Police place N101m bounty on wanted cultist who allegedly killed Rivers DPO

The Nigeria Police Force has declared Gift David Okpara, pictured above, wanted for conspiracy, cultism, and the murder of a Divisional Police Officer in Rivers state, SP Bako Angbashim.    Bako and his men were engaged in a shootout with Okpara’s cult group when they ran out of ammunition. Gift and his men abducted the…

Notorious cultist arrested as police foil cult initiation in Delta

Notorious cultist arrested as police foil cult initiation in Delta

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have foiled a cult initiation ceremony and arrested a notorious cultist who has been terrorizing Oghara community and environs in Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, said…

Court remands suspected cultist for attempted murder in Ebonyi

Court remands suspected cultist for attempted murder in Ebonyi

An Abakaliki Chief Magistrates Court on Monday May 23, remanded a suspected cultist, Chigozie Nwachukwu at a correctional centre in Ebonyi over attempted murder.    Nwachukwu, 27, a suspected member of Barger Confraternity, is facing a three-count charge which bordered on conspiracy, cultism and attempted murder.    The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Bassey Okon, told the…

Suspected cultist nabbed while on his way to an operation in Ogun

Suspected cultist nabbed while on his way to an operation in Ogun

Men of the Ogun state police command have arrested a notorious member of the dreaded Eiye confraternity, Olamide Olabode, while he was on his way to launch an attack with other members of his group.   Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested on October 23 at Oke-Iganmu area of Ilaro/Papalanto road,…

Security operatives nab suspected drug dealer and cultist in Kogi poly

Security operatives nab suspected drug dealer and cultist in Kogi poly

Security operatives of Kogi State Polytechnic Security have arrested a suspected drug dealer and cultist identified as Friday Momoh.    Momoh, 26, an indigene of Lokoja Local Government of Kogi State was apprehended at 11:40am of Tuesday, September 6, 2022 with 66 wraps of weed suspected to be Indian Hemp, 4 containers of weed, assorted…

Police arrest wanted Osun cultist, Oko-Ilu

Police arrest wanted Osun cultist, Oko-Ilu

Men of Osun State Police Command have arrested a notorious cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known OkoIlu, five months after he was declared wanted.    Rasheed, a welder by vocation, was declared wanted by the police in March, 2022, for causing the death of many people and terrorising Ede community.    The suspect was arrested by men of the anti cultism unit…

Suspected cultist says he killed three people to get promotion

Suspected cultist says he killed three people to get promotion

A suspected cult member, Tijani Olagunju, has confessed to killing three rival cult members to get promoted to the number two position of the group in the Ilorin zone.   Tijani said he killed them with the pistol of his late Army Captain father AbdulAzeez Olagunju.   Tijani was paraded by the Kwara State Police Command…