Troops arrests suspected cultist with weapons in Cross River

Troops of 13 Brigade person apprehended a suspected notorious cultist and recovered weapons during an cognition successful Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.

In a station connected X by information expert Zagazola Makama, it was stated that the apprehension took spot astatine astir 11:00 p.m. connected April 29 astatine a checkpoint successful the Camp 4 country of Pamol Plantation.

Security sources told Makama that the fishy was intercepted by troops during regular checks astatine the checkpoint.

Items recovered from him see a locally made pistol, a machete, an axe and a knife.

The sources further disclosed that the suspect, on with the recovered weapons, is successful subject custody for further probe and indispensable action.

“The fishy and the recovered items are presently successful subject custody for further probe and indispensable action,” the sources said.

They added that information operations person been stepped up crossed the country arsenic portion of efforts to curb cult-related activities and different forms of criminality.

Troops arrests suspected cultist with weapons successful Cross River