Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command person arrested 4 suspected cult members and recovered a cache of firearms during a targeted cognition successful Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area.

The operation, carried retired successful the aboriginal hours of March 24, 2026, was based connected credible intelligence, according to a connection by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikedem.

The suspects were identified arsenic Solomon Oboigbe, 27, of Ewoyi Quarters; Fidelis Omale, 26, of Atani; Julius Oseyomon, 64, besides of Atani; and Abraham Erumosele Momo, 54, of Eco Obedo, each residents of Uromi.

Items recovered from the suspects see 4 pump-action rifles, 9 unrecorded cartridges, and 3 spent shells.

Preliminary findings by the constabulary suggest that the suspects are affiliated with the Eiye Confraternity and that the weapons successful their possession were illegally obtained.

Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police successful the state, Monday Agbonika, commended the operatives for their professionalism and swift response, noting that the bid would proceed its intensified operations agai...