Policeman among suspected cultists arrested in Rivers

Policeman

The Rivers state police command has arrested two suspected cultists during an operation at the University of Port Harcourt on September 26.

Among the suspects was Onwukwe Godswill, a police corporal attached to the Elimgbu division.

The other suspect was named as Ifeanyi Israel, a 200-level Biomedical Technology undergraduate at the university.The suspects were apprehended by the university’s internal security team ahead of a potential clash between rival cult groups on campus.

The police Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU) took the suspects into custody.

In a statement, Grace Iringe-Koko, spokesperson of the Rivers police command, said a search of the suspects yielded two locally made pistols, four live cartridges, two rounds of 9mm ammunition, and a small axe.

She added that further searches at Onwukwe’s residence uncovered an additional locally made pistol and two machetes.The spokesperson said the suspects and recovered items remain in police custody as investigations continue to determine the extent of their involvement in cultism and related crimes. Thecable