The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested more than 20 suspected cultists in various areas across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday, October 8. Mohammed said: "So far, 20 suspected cultists have been arrested. The CP will make a formal statement on that. "…

…October 6, 2026, after FOB Bonny received information at about 8:05 a.m. that suspected cultists were terrorising residents of the community and allegedly extorting them of money, fish and other valuable. Acting on the report, the naval base promptly deployed armed personnel aboard two gunboats to Ajegunle Community to…

…of Road Transport Workers, identified as Kamoru Omokoye, has been shot dead by suspected cultists at Abijo Bus Stop in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that Omokoye was attacked and shot in the head by the assailants on Sunday morning. It was gathered that the suspects arrived at the bus stop in…

…surrounding the violence had commenced. Similarly, the police said suspected cultists invaded the Arowomole area of Osogbo on Sunday, October 4, during which one Rasak Wahab, also known as “Ojo Iku,” was shot. “Wahab was subsequently evacuated to a hospital for treatment and is currently responding to medical care,” ac…

…six suspects comprising three males and three females. In Anambra State, 13 suspected cultists were arrested during a joint operation by the police and Agunechemba vigilante operatives in Okpoko. The operation, conducted in the early hours of September 28 following credible intelligence, also led to the recovery of sus…

…acting on credible intelligence gotten from a video that went viral of some suspected cultists celebrating the murder of another suspected cultists, stormed a suspected criminal hideout in Oghara and arrested the duo of Ezekiel Sunday Izomor ‘m’, aged 23 years, and Emmanuel Ogaganefe ‘m’, aged 23 years, in conn…

…action against criminal activities across Edo State. Police arrest seven suspected cultists, recover stolen six-month-old baby in Edo

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A young man identified simply as Azeez has been beaten to death by suspected cultists following a dispute over a missing phone at Oko-Oba in the Agege area of Lagos State. A police source told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident occurred on Monday, August 3. According to the source, Azeez was involved in an argumen…

…but you can hardly differentiate between political and cult killings now because these cultists have integrated themselves into politics. Some belong to the ruling party, while others belong to the Accord Party. “The political actors are trying to create an atmosphere where people will be afraid to come out and vote, b…

…were acting on credible intelligence, apprehended members of a violent criminal group (cultists) during their meeting at Umuezeagwu, Umuahia North. “The suspects were arrested and the following items were recovered: one pump-action gun, one Beretta pistol, live cartridges, one cutlass, one axe, substances suspected to…

…for the unabated political killings, alleging that they have enlisted the services of cultists, especially members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities, to attack their opponents. The concerned residents also alleged that some candidates of the parties are cultists, making it easier to recruit members of the groups. Wi…

Eight suspected cultists arrested over assault on NDU student in Bayelsa The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists over the alleged assault of a 300-level student of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the command's Violent Crime Response Unit f…

…of 45-year-old Agbeyangi, a caterer arrested after a failed reprisal attack by suspected cultists in the Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos, ended in a gun battle with policemen on routine patrol. Agbeyangi, who sustained a gunshot wound in the leg during the exchange of fire, told journalists that he and members of his gr…

…community to take note of what is happening in Osun. The claim that the victims were cultists is not logical. We urge our members not to be intimidated.” Also speaking, former commissioner Adebayo Adeleke alleged that some of the perpetrators were operating from the Government House and urged the Inspector-General of P…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected cultists over a deadly attack in the Obele area of Ovom, Yenagoa, which claimed the life of a metal scavenger, popularly known as an “Iron Condemned” operator, and left three others injured. The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Iyamah Daniel, disc…

…followed credible intelligence indicating that the location had become a haven for cultists, drug users, prostitutes and other criminal elements. According to him, the Commander of the SWAT Unit, CSP Murphy, immediately deployed operatives to the area, leading to the successful raid and arrest of the suspects. Babaseyi…

…arrests, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, warned cultists and other criminal elements operating in the state to immediately renounce their activities or face the full weight of the law. The police commissioner stressed that there would be no hiding place for cultists in Lagos, reaff…

Police arrest two suspected cultists allegedly mobilizing to avenge k!lling of Bayelsa varsity student The Bayelsa State Police Command has Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, including a 300-Level student of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of t…

…parties. "There was a warning issued by the police yesterday against celebrating 7/7 by cultists, and from all indications, it is cult-related. No arrest is made as we speak, but the anti-cultism unit has been drafted to the place." Meanwhile, the Accord and the All Progressives Congress in the state have been trading…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation at a residential building along Abak Road, Uyo, the state capital. The suspects, identified as Dick Udofia, Emem Charles and Ubong Matthew, were arrested with substances suspected to…

…commissioner said operational experience has shown that kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists and other criminal elements frequently use vehicles with covered or missing registration plates to conceal their identities, evade detection and frustrate law enforcement efforts. He said the command would not allow such practic…

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected members of the outlawed Eiye Confraternity, all identified as students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, following a coordinated operation that thwarted an alleged planned attack within the university community. Th…

…Monday Agbonika, said this in a press briefing. Also, he disclosed that 15 suspected cultists, three armed robbery suspects, 11 murder suspects and 14 suspects involved in rape and defilement cases were also arrested. Agbonika said the Command has been conducting active operations against kidnappers, cultists, armed ro…

…the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command, through intelligence, arrested suspected cultists at Sasa Area, Osogbo at about 1a.m on Friday. He said efforts were still ongoing to arrest other fleeing suspect(s) of the group. He said exhibits recovered from the suspects included: one axe, one live cartridge, one blue cap with…