Plateau State Police Command has arrested 21 suspected members of the notorious Sara-Suka cult group and two individuals accused of spreading fake and inciting content on social media, in a renewed crackdown on crime across the Jos-Bukuru metropolis. The arrests were carried out following intensified patrol and raid operations...
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University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), now Yakubu Gowon University’s Senate has approved the expulsion of 28 students and withdrew certificates of fifteen former students for various disciplinary offences. Acting Director Information Directorate of the University, Dr Habib Yakoob, said in a statement that the decision was taken at the 191st...
Benue State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on cult-related activities across the state, arresting suspected cult members and recovering firearms, drugs and other dangerous weapons during separate operations. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, the Command disclosed that two suspects,...
Determined to combat all forms of cult activities, violent crime and threats to public safety, the Benue State Police Command has arrested four notorious cultists and as well recovered arms and ammunition. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
Sokoto State Police Command on Friday paraded one Malam Muhammad Sai Malam also known as Mai Aljanar Kuddi being the leader and Chief Priest of an emerging money ritual cult group in Sokoto State. The command also paraded another young man who under pretence of being a local vigilantes...
Anambra State Police Command says it has thwarted a planned cult clash in Enugwu Ukwu, leading to the arrest of two suspects believed to be part of the plot. In a statement on Saturday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said officers acted on timely intelligence pointing to a...
Six individuals have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of police constable Oboh Goodluck in Bayelsa State, the state’s Police Command announced. Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Idu, revealed the arrests during the fallen officer’s funeral rites held on Friday in Yenagoa. According to the News Agency...
In a devastating outbreak of violence, a burial ceremony in Ezi village, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, turned tragic on September 11, 2025, when suspected cultists opened fire on mourners, leaving four dead and 15 others seriously injured. The solemn gathering, meant to honor the...
In a decisive response to a deadly inter-cult clash in Lekki Phase 1, the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 23 individuals suspected of involvement in the killing of three people. The incident, which took place on Sunday along Wole Olateju Street, prompted swift action from law enforcement. According...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered a suspected cult armory in Ikot Obio Ekong village, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, seizing firearms and apprehending two individuals. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, shared this development with journalists in Uyo on Tuesday. She revealed that operatives, acting...
A tragic incident has rocked Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, as a young man identified as Prosper lost his life during a cult initiation process. According to eyewitnesses, Prosper died on Sunday after undergoing repeated drilling exercises at the hands of cult members. The deceased...
No fewer than 7 suspects have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly killing a Port Harcourt based lawyer, Mr. Bright Owhor. It would be recalled that Owhor, aged 46, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on July 6 at his residence on Market Road in...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has apprehended 22 suspected members of the Aiye cult, including two soldiers, during a raid at a hotel in Osiele, Odeda Local Government Area. The operation, detailed in a statement by CSP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, took place on...
A traditional ruler in Rivers State’s Emohua Local Government Area has been shot dead by suspected cult members. The victim, Chief Dabiri, was killed on Saturday during a meeting with local chiefs at Omuwoka village. According to eyewitnesses, members of the Iceland cult group, allegedly led by a notorious...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Police Command has declared the late Muhammad Kassim, alias Enemi, and six other arrested suspects as members of a cult and arms trafficking syndicate operating within and beyond Kogi State. The announcement comes in response to allegations of politically motivated killing made...
By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its strong commitment to maintaining maximum security during the Cult Day celebration on Monday. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin....
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area, and arrested six suspects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Ikenga, police operatives carried out the operation on...
Police Command in Ondo State has arrested 46 suspects following a clash between rival cult groups that claimed five lives in Ondo town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has announced a restitution window for cultists and those in possession of illegal arms in the state, offering them amnesty if they surrender voluntarily. This is contained in a statement issued by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Benin on...
Police in Ondo State have confirmed three people dead over clashes between two rival cult groups in Ondo Town, Ondo East Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Akure. Ayanlade, who said...