Police clamp down on cultism in Edo

THE Edo State Police Command has stepped up the fight against cultism and sundry crimes in the state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Haliru Gwandu, who warned members of cult groups against taking laws into their own hands, stated that the Anti-cultism Unit, in collaboration with other tactical wings of the police command, had been given a marching order to deal decisively with any cultist, group or individual found fomenting trouble in Edo State.

He explained that the command had not at anytime relaxed the onslaught against cultism and other violent crimes as suspects were often charged to courts with exhibits.

The Officer-in-Charge, Anti-Cultism Unit, Edo Police Command, DSP Abrahim Yusuf, while briefing the police commissioner on of the latest arrests made by his team, revealed that several arms and ammunition were also recovered during the raid.

DSP Yusuf further stated that the operatives, during a covert operation in Sabo area of the state, apprehended high profile cultists whose arms, ammunition and other exhibits were recovered.

He maintained that the clampdown on cultists and their activities in the state was continuous as the law was catching up with the unrepentant cultists one after another.

Gruesome killings in Benin City suspected to be cult related had dominated print and electronic media in recent times.

The killings of two young men at Erumwunse area of Benin City by unknown gunmen was another sad occurrence.

It will be recalled that the state police command had paraded suspected criminals, including large number of cultists with arms, ammunition and regalia recovered from them.