Crime
Police Nabs Three Over Beheading Of Suspected Cultist
- The killing reportedly followed a sporadic shooting at the popular Nkwo Okija market by rival cult groups, while one of the groups later headed to Oghalegbu village
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the killing of a suspected cultist in the State.
Governor Willie Obiano who made this known on Sunday while briefing journalists on the security situation in the state at the Government House in Awka.
“Saturating the media waves is a horrifying video of the killing and beheading of an alleged cultist by members of a rival cult group. This is most despicable and a terrible act,” the governor said.
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“I wish to inform Anambra citizens and residents in the state that the police have arrested three principal suspects and on the heels of their accomplices. They shall all face the full wrath of the law.
“I have ordered a clampdown on all cultists and their activities. This state shall no longer tolerate the violence that erupts now and then in the name of cultism,” he added.
Obiano, while warning that those who try the government’s will in this regard would have themselves to blame, urged the youths to shun cultism and embrace meaningful lifestyles.
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