Police apprehend  five suspected cultists with firearms in Edo

Five suspected cultists person been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Police Command.

Commissioner of Police successful complaint of the command, Patrick Daaor, disclosed this to newsmen connected Tuesday successful Benin City.

Daaor said the suspects were arrested successful abstracted operations.

He said 1 of the suspects, identified arsenic Andrew Friday, 27, was arrested connected August 7, 2026, astatine Akpakpava by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit.

He added that connected August 5, 2026, a distress study was received from Flight Transport Services, Akpakpava, Benin City, aft an chartless antheral abandoned a sack helium had presented for waybill to Benue State.

“Upon searching the abandoned sack, officers discovered unripe plantains concealing 3 locally made Beretta pistols.

“Through method quality and sustained investigation, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrested Andrew Friday, aged 27, connected August 7, 2026, astatine Akpakpava.

“The fishy confessed to sending the sack and admitted rank of the Aiye Secret Cult Confraternity.

“He further stated that the firearms were fixed to him by 1 Bance, surname unknown, from Iyanomo Community, allegedl...