The Benue State Police Command, mentioned it has arrested 34 suspected cultists and armed robbers terrorising elements of Makurdi and different areas of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, in an announcement on Wednesday night time, mentioned the suspects had been arrested at NorthBank space in Makurdi and Ikyobo-Agbede street, Ushongo LGA of the state.
Anene mentioned that the suspected cultists had, earlier than their arrest, killed some individuals inside Northbank and Trendy Market areas, all within the capital metropolis of Makurdi, including that they had been apprehended following the depth of operations to clampdown on legal components within the state.
In response to her, the command’s operatives had made important success in curbing the actions of armed robbers, cultist and different criminals.
She disclosed that on 14/11/2024 about 1320hrs data was acquired at ‘C’ Police Division, Makurdi that the corpse of a younger man was seen at North Financial institution Makurdi and swiftly detectives had been deployed to the scene for investigation after which it was found that the dying of the suspect was on account of a rival cult conflict, whereas Data was additionally gathered about hideouts within the space.
SP Anene defined that, on 17/11/2024 at about 2200hrs to 0200hrs of 18/11/2024, a joint operational crew of the Police, the Military and NSCDC engaged on actionable intelligence raided hideouts and arrested 18 suspected cultists at Avis Resort and different areas of Northbank.
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