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Anambra Police Arrest 16 Suspected Cultists, Declare 21 Others Wanted

…Urges SPAC To Redouble They Effort

The Anambra State Police Command has said “In a decisive move to end the resurgent cult-related killings in Awka, Anambra State, the operatives of the Command has tracked down and arrested no fewer than 16 notorious cultists and 21 others who are now at large have been declared wanted.

Speaking in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the suspected cultists who were nabbed during a series of intelligence-led manhunts have been detained on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye.

The CP has, however, vowed that the cultists responsible for the spate of killings after the State had enjoyed tranquillity for an unbroken 6-month period must pay for their crimes.

He has also charged the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) to redouble its efforts and hunt down those who are still at large among the identified cultists.

The Commissioner also called on Community and Religious leaders to speak out against the evil of cultism in our society.

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