Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of the Black AXE while holding a cult-related meeting at an uncompleted building in Benin city.
The State
Commissioner of Police, CP Umoru Ozigi, disclosed this while parading 23
suspects arrested for kidnapping and cultism across the state.
According
to the CP, other members of the cult group escaped while six live cartridges
were recovered from the arrested suspects.
“On
10/11/2024 at about 1120hrs, based on credible intelligence, Operatives of
Anti-Cultism Unit arrested the trio of Nnamdi Mbanusi 43yrs, Ehis Albert 38yrs
and Obazee Ogbe 39yrs, who were holding cult related meeting at an uncompleted
building in Ogbe quarters, Benin City,” the CP stated.
“On the
spot search conducted on the suspects led to the recovery of six (6) live
cartridges while other members of the deadly cult group escaped. The suspects
confessed to be members of the proscribed Aye confraternity, also known as
BLACK AXE. Investigation is ongoing.”
Similarly,
on Friday, November 15, 2024, about 0100hrs, based on information reaching the
command that a group of cultists were holding meeting along Upper Sakponba Area
in Benin-City, operatives of the Command Intelligence and Rapid Response Squad
swiftly moved to the area, barricaded the road and began intensive stop and
search where an unregistered blue colour Toyota Sienna Space Bus driven by one
Dauda Asia was intercepted.
“Upon intensive search, two (2) Pump Action Guns, forty-three (43) Live Cartridges, two (2) expended cartridges, three (3) wraps of substance suspected to be Indian Hemp and some alcoholic drinks were recovered. Investigation is ongoing.”
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