The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arraigned in court 26 persons suspected to be involved in the cult clashes in the state which claimed several lives in the last two weeks.
SaharaReporters reported earlier this week that no fewer than 14 persons were reported killed in a cult war between members of the cult groups.
However, the State Police Command in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, ordered Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and heads of Tactical Teams of the state command to use all the operational and intelligence resources at their disposal to further clamp down on the criminal elements and bring them to justice.
According to him, the suspects, all linked to the crime, confessed to being members of the cult groups that were respectively involved in the cult war. “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.
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