The Anambra State Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye, promised that cultists in the state capital, Awka, will be arrested en masse in the coming days.
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in cult activity in Awka, with adherents murdering members of rival groups almost daily.
In addition, a well-known cultist was beheaded in the state capital by members of a rival group.
But, the state police commissioner, Adeoye, has said that all cult members would be arrested in a clampdown to be launched by the command.
The commissioner gave the assurance in a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, which was made available to journalists on Friday.
Anambra State Comissioner of police
The CP in the release was quoted as describing cultists as murderers who were not fit to live among decent human beings in the society.
He stated that cultists have sponsors, who always came to their aid whenever they were in trouble, but stated that the command would not listen to such a person’s intervention for the release of any arrested cultist.
“The Police Command will come down very hard on these heartless cultists who take pleasure in killing people. We warn that no one should call us for the release of any cultist arrested in the coming clamp, except they want to be disgraced.
“The state commissioner has ordered a full-scale operation against cultists and their sponsors.
“He assured the fine people of Anambra State that their peace and tranquility, which had been shattered by the recent cult-related murders in the state capital, would be quickly restored.
Ikenga stated, “He requested the assistance of all law-abiding citizens in eliminating the menace of cultism from society.”
Source: Dailypost.ng
