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Anambra State Police Command has arrested 53 suspected cultists in their hideouts.

Police spokesman Mohammed Haruna, said on Thursday in Awka that the raid was sequel to the increasing cases of cult activities in the state.

The operation, he said, was carried out by operatives attached to the command’s ‘Operation Puff Adder’ in conjunction with Special Anti-Cultism Unit.

According to Haruna, “At Abba/Abagana axis, 15 suspected cultists were arrested; at Ukwulu, six suspected cultists were arrested; at Oko/Amaokpola/Awgbu axis, eight suspected cultists were arrested.”

He added that 24 of the suspects were arrested at Nteje, Ogidi, Amawbia, Urum and Ihiala areas of the state.

Some of the items recovered from the suspects, he said, include four axes, three cutlasses, some quantities of dry leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa and a substance suspected to be cocaine.

He said out of the 53 arrests, 15 were screened out, nine were charged to court while 29 were undergoing investigations

”In a related development, police detectives attached to Ogidi Division in conjunction with Puff Adder operatives, following intelligence report stormed the hideout of a notorious armed robbery suspect, one Emeka at Ikenga Ogidi and recovered a double barrel Pistol. Emeka escaped through the back door and effort is ongoing to get him arrested,” Haruna said.


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The Nigerian police force is the most corrupt public institution in nigeria, i know certainly that 40 out of the 53 arrested persons would definitely be innocent,

BIGGIE121:
The Nigerian police force is the most corrupt public institution in nigeria, i know certainly that 40 out of the 53 arrested persons would definitely be innocent,

Coming from one begot from d most corrupt family institution right