Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -The Anambra State Police Command foiled a cult initiation ceremony at Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
The police raided the initiation ceremony where they
arrested six suspects and also recovered one pump-action gun, two live
cartridges, two cutlasses, one Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle, among
others.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, June 17, the
Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that
the operatives, acting on intelligence-driven information, carried out the
exercise on June 15.
Ikenga said, “Anambra police operatives on June 15, 2025, by
9.30am, acting on intelligence-driven information, foiled a cult initiation
ceremony at Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area.
“During the raid, the team arrested six suspects and
recovered one Jojef pump action gun, two live cartridges, one golden coloured
Lexus SUV with Reg No: ATN 202 AE, two cutlasses, two scissors, one cap with
inscription of the Supreme Vikings confraternity, some charms, hard substance
and other incriminating items.
“The suspects include: Nwadike Chibuike, Anierobi Precious,
Raphael Ebube, Ezechi Benjamin, Okafor Chidera, and Chiema Okoye, all males
between 20 and 30 years old.
“They are currently undergoing Police interrogation to get
more insight into their modus operandi, after which the case will be charged to
Court on the conclusion of the investigations.”
He added that the Command remained committed to actively
working to combat cultism and other related crimes in the state.
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