On the 17th of may, 2015 , in the recent cult war in Benin City, Edo State capital between the Supreme Eiye
Confraternity (Bird men) and the Maphite which left about 11 people dead.


The renewed cult war, which has left a lot of casualties loitering the street of Benin has reportedly calm down following the deployment of the federal crack squad ordered by the Inspector General Police, Mr Solomon Arase.Before the IG’s deployment of special squad,bodies of young men had littered everywhere in the metropolis.


However, The Nigerian police, Edo State division have arrested 14 Junior Secondary School students over their alleged involvement in cult-related activities in Benin, the state capital.

Punch reports that the students, aged between 12 and 15, were nabbed when a crack team of policemen stormed Oguola Secondary School at Saint Saviour in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state recently.

According to a source in the school, eight of the suspects were apprehended at flash spots within the school compound.
Their arrest prompted the police to conduct a search on some students in the classrooms, where items believed to be emblems of notorious cult groups were recovered from them.
It was also learnt that reports made against the students by some parents may have been responsible for the arrest.
However, the Principal of school has appealed to the police command to release those found to be innocent at the end of their investigations.
Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Stephen Onwochei, ‎on the arrest were unsuccessful.
It was, learnt that 14 suspects were undergoing questioning at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Benin.

Source : http://streetgist.com/police-arrest-14-jss-students-suspected-to-be-cultists/