Police arrest seven (7) additional suspected cult members in Edo

 Edo Police Command on Sunday aforesaid its men inactive seven suspected cult members within the state.

This was contained in an exceedingly statement signed by Deputy promotion Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, created out there to the wire service of African nation (NAN) in Benin. NAN remembers that the police command on Fri arrested and given seven cult members, allegedly members of Eiye and Aiye cults Iwegbu listed the suspects as Apostle Owhoyavwosa, 22, Joseph Meshak, 25, Osazee Solomon, 35, Godswill Obasohan, 25, Charles Odiase, 52, and Okoh Peter, 68. They were inactive by the Ekiadolor sector at intervals Ekowe community, whereas the seventh one was arrested at Igbe road in Auchi Etsako west LGA of the state. in line with her, the arrest is to see the menace and excesses of cultism in Edo State and unessential killings within the state. ” On the 02/07/2022, operatives of Edo state police Command, Ekiadolor sector while on routine town patrol within Ekowe community and geographic area intercepted some suspected cultists at the community youth house. “The Suspects, on observance the police operatives, took to their heels from the scene of their unlawful assembly. “This action attracted the eye of the operatives and that they gave them a hot chase that crystal rectifier to the arrest of the six suspects. “On the spot search conducted at the scene led to the recovery of 2 regionally created single barrel guns, one locally move size single barrel gun, thirty live cartridges, one care box, Kolanuts, eggs, cowries, one dead chicken, seven handsets and a money sum of thirty-seven thousand Naira,”.