MAKURDI—For allegedly being involved in last week’s rival cult clashes that claimed three lives and left several others injured in the Otukpo area of Benue state, the state Police command has arrested 14 suspected cult members.

Parading the suspects in Makurdi, the Benue State Commissioner of Police, Paul Yakadi, explained that the suspects were arrested at several locations in Otukpo town.

Yakadi said, “the suspects were all apprehended following our intelligence report which clearly showed their level of involvement in cultist activities in the area.

“We did not just pick innocent people on the streets, we did our work and our intelligence unit did its job and we knew the roles each of them played in the unfortunate incident and we are still going on with our investigation.”

Represented by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Moses Yamu, the Commissioner said some of the exhibits recovered from the suspects included one red unregistered Jianshe motorcycle, three locally made pistols, and three cartridges.