Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have nabbed 13 persons, suspected to be cultists.
The suspects were arrested while allegedly carrying out their initiation rites at a forest in the Aniocha Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the state police spokesperson, Bright Edafe, on Monday the arrests were made, following a raid on criminal flashpoints in the area.
According to him: “A combined team of police and civilian anti-cult successfully foiled the initiation process.”
The statement further disclosed that a Toyota Corolla car, a Lexus 350 SUV, a locally made double-barrel shotgun, and 25 live cartridges, were some of the items recovered from the suspects.
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Also, the police spokesman revealed the rescue of 62-year-old kidnap victim during a routine stop-and-search operation in the state.
Edafe said: “On the 24/02/2022 at about 2230hrs, Operatives of Dragon 18 Patrol team while on routine stop-and-search duty along ECN/Otu-Jeremi Aladja road by Ewhrekekan junction, sighted a Mercedes Benz ML 350 and Lexus 350 parked by the roadside.
“While observing the two vehicles, a kidnap victim (name withheld), on sighting the police, raised an alarm that he had been kidnapped.
“The patrol team swung into action and advanced towards the vehicles when suddenly, they heard gunshots. The team immediately returned fire, which made the hoodlums abandon the victim and escape into the bush.”
He added that arms and ammunition, and the victim’s Mercedes Benz ML 350 car were among the items recovered from the kidnappers.
