Police, security network campaign against cultism as gunmen kill youth in Umuahia

The Abia State Police Command connected Tuesday, stepped up run against cultism and different vices, successful the state, aimed astatine discouraging the youths from engaging successful transgression activities.

The run took spot a time aft a young antheral was changeable dormant astatine Udi Street by Enugu Road successful Umuahia by chartless persons.

The victim, who was reportedly changeable successful the caput by his killers connected Monday afternoon, died successful beforehand of his father, minutes aft his killers had fled.

However, Abia State Police Command connected Tuesday took to Okpara quadrate successful Umuahia and Area Command Aba, to drum run against cultism and different forms of criminality.

A connection from the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the Abia Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka said that, “The walkathon is aimed astatine strengthening police-public relations and encouraging members of the nationalist to desist from each forms of crime, cultism and different societal vices.”

DSP Chinaka said that the Walkathon which was portion of the National Police Day 2026, had the Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Danladi and officers successful attendance.

In a related development, members of Ibeku Security Network connected Tuesday, drove circular large streets of Umuahia, calling connected Umuahia youths and different residen...