…as CP fumes over secret cultism inducted acts of murder
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, has ordered area commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and heads of Tactical Teams in the state to use all operational and intelligence resources at their disposal to further clamp down on suspected cultists who carried secret cult-induced attacks and acts of murder some parts of the state.
The CP charged his men to ensure these elements were arrested so that justice could be seen to have been done.
This is considering the arrest of 26 male suspects between the ages of 18 and 40 years, at different locations in the State, by Police Operatives of the Command’s Anti-cultism Squad.
The suspects, all linked to the crime, confessed to being members of Supreme Vikings and Black Axe Confraternities that are respectively involved in the cult war.
The Enugu State Police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said: “Preliminary investigations reveal that some members of Black Axe confraternity, on 29th of March, at about 10:30 PM, conspired, shot and injured a member of Supreme Vikings confraternity in the arm, at Emene, Enugu.
“On receipt of the information, members of Supreme Vikings confraternity, in solidarity with their murdered member, conspired and declared war against members of Black Axe confraternity, which has led to counter and counter murderous armed attacks between the secret cult groups in different parts of Enugu metropolis, Agbani and Nsukka areas of the State. The investigations further reveal that the attacks have led to the murder of a yet-to-be-ascertained number of individuals on different dates and times in the mentioned locations.
“The suspects were on 20th of April arraigned in court and remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre; while frantic operational and investigative efforts are on course to apprehend and bring other perpetrators of the act to book.
“The Commissioner has urged parents, guardians, community and religious leaders in the State to caution and dissuade their children, wards, or subjects from partaking in secret cultism and its related criminal activities, as the Police will not relent, in line with extant laws, to deal decisively with anyone apprehended.
“He further enjoins the citizenry to continue to support the Police, by promptly reporting criminal suspects and their activities, including those of secret-cult groups, to the nearest Police Station.”
