The Special Anti Cultism Squad, SPACS, of the Anambra State Police command, Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area, have stormed Umuezeagu village, Anaku Community, Ayamelu Local Government Area, and arrested Ogugua Igwebuike, the leader of a cult group, Senior Vikings Confraternity,SVC and seven other members.
The arrival and arrest of the cultists by SPACS, was reportedly greeted with jubilation by the people in the community as the cultists were said to have been terrorizing the Community and its environs on daily basis.
Items recovered from them included, one cut-to-size locally made gun, one axe, one expended cartridge,
one barrett cap, assorted charms, one knife, pieces of clothes, substance in two plastic bottles believed to be cocaine/heroin and a box of matches.
Those arrested included, Ogugua Igwebuike-Capon, Ebuka Paul Chidukwe, Kosolu Ifene and Onwune Onuorah.
Others were, Ewele Okeke, Oloh Chike, Ogugua Maduka and Odemenam Chinedu.
Confirming the arrest, the Commander of SPACS, Mr. Christopher Bassey, (CSP) advised parents to always monitor the type of company their children keep adding that they would not be spared when caught as they should be made to face the wrath of the law.
He urged any one with useful information on criminals to always come forward stating that the identity of such informants would be protected.
In a similar development, an Awka Magistrate court Presided over by
Senior Magistrate Mike Anyadiegwu, has remanded 13 cultists in Prison costudy on a three count charge of conspiracy, murder and cultism.
When the case came up for mention, the counsel to the accused, Barr. A.R. Nzekwe applied for their bail which the Prosecuting Police Sergeant Ikemefuna Nnamani, objected to because of the nature of the case.
After listening to both the prosecutor and defense counsel, the Magistrate remanded them in prison custody and ordered that the case
file be transferred to the Director of Public Prosecution.
Those remanded included, abuchi Nnamani, Precious Obriki, Ikechukwu Agumadu, Chima Nweke, Chinonso Anakweze, Ofubuike Mkpume, Nkemjika Egbunike and Chubuzor Efobi.
Others were, Chizoba Emmanuel, Uchenna Okoye, Chukwudi Amachukwu and Arinze Uchendu.
