Tag: #Cultism
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POLICE, UNICAL STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST CULTISM, POLITICAL THUGGERY
The Cross River Police Command and the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have strengthened their security partnership, with a renewed focus on tackling cultism, political thuggery, digital violence and other emerging security threats. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ajo Ordue, disclosed this during a meeting with UNICAL Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Offiong Offiong, in Calabar on Wednesday. He…
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LAGOS POLICE ARREST 4 SUSPECTED CULTISTS, RECOVER 3 PISTOLS
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly linked to recent killings, armed robbery and cult-related activities in the Ajah axis. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspects, aged between 26 and 32, were arrested during follow-up operations connected to a robbery investigation. Preliminary findings, she…
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POLICE ARREST FOUR SUSPECTED CULTISTS, RECOVER PISTOL IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity cult group and recovered a locally made pistol and live ammunition in Mushin. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said in a statement on Monday that operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) apprehended the suspects following intelligence on cult-related…
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CULT SUSPECT ARRESTED IN ILORIN, PISTOL RECOVERED
A coordinated security operation involving the Kwara State Police Command, other security agencies and the Kwara State Polytechnic Security Unit has led to the arrest of a suspected cultist, Agboola Olamilekan, and the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol in Ilorin. According to a statement issued on Tuesday July 14 by the Police Public Relations…
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EDO SECURITY SQUAD GIVES JULY 30 DEADLINE FOR BUSINESSES TO INSTALL CCTV CAMERAS
The Edo State Security Squad (ESSS) has given July 30 as deadline for businesses in the state to complete installation of functional Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in their business premises to help fight insecurity or face clamp down. The ESSS urged all business owners across the state to obey the directive to assist the…
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NSCDC CRACKS DOWN ON SUSPECTED BURGLARY RING IN ILORIN, RECOVERS FIREARMS
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested two suspected members of a burglary syndicate. The suspects, identified as Ajiboye Adedamola Oluwatobi, and Dayo Sesan, were apprehended in separate intelligence-led operations carried out by operatives of the Command’s Tracking Unit. According to a statement issued on Thursday July 2 by…
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POLICE ARREST 3 SUSPECTED CULTISTS OVER ABDUCTION, KILLING OF KWARA POLYTECHNIC STUDENT
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of 29-year old Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi, a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following weeks of investigation into the victim’s disappearance. The suspects, identified as Adeoye Babatunde Alimi, 23, Bernard Kayode, 25, and Owoyemi Bashiru,…
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SECURITY AGENCIES UNITE AGAINST CULTISM, SOCIAL VICES IN KWARA SCHOOLS
The Kwara State Police Command through the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) Security Awareness programme has intensified efforts to curb cultism and other social vices among students. The programme was held at the Police Officers’ Mess in Ilorin, where security agencies, legal practitioners, educators, and community leaders converged to sensitise students on…
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STUDENT’S KILLING: KOGI VARSITY NABS 2 MORE SUSPECTED CULTISTS
Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has intensified its anti-cultism campaign with the arrest of two additional suspected cult members, following the murder of 300-level Biochemistry student, David Solomon on June 11, within the university environment. In a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja, Uredo Omale, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of PAAU, said the arrests were…
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8 SUSPECTED CULTISTS NABBED IN ILORIN, FIREARMS RECOVERED
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and other dangerous weapons. This was revealed on Friday June 19 in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi. The suspects were apprehended during a targeted raid carried out by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit in…
