The Edo State Police Command, on Friday, paraded 23 suspects for alleged involvement in various crimes across the state.
DAILY POST reports that the Commissioner in charge of the Command, Umoru Ozigi who paraded the suspects said they were arrested for alleged cultism and kidnapping Ozigi said of the 23 suspects, 19 were arrested for cult-related activities while four were for alleged child abduction. He said the press briefing was to keep members of the public abreast of the command's activities aimed at taming the ugly incidences of cult-related killings and criminal activities in Edo State.
He said the arrested suspects are members of the Eiye Confraternity, Vikings secret cult, Aye Confraternity, also known as BLACK AXE and Buccaneer Confraternity. Ozigi alleged that the suspects have been terrorising the state. He listed items recovered from the suspects to include, nine Pump Action Guns, three single Barrel Guns, two fabricated Beretta Pistol, and three fabricated cut-to-size guns.
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