By Ozioruva Aliu

BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested 30 suspected cultists in different raids carried out in different parts of Benin, the state capital.

   The last few days have been characterised with cult related killings resulted to about 15 deaths in various parts of the state capital.

   Parading the suspects at the State  Force Headquarters, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Chidi Nwabuzor stated that the suspects, made up of 23 male and seven females, belong to several cult groups that have been terrorising the city. 

   He said: “The police operatives of Anti-cultism Unit of the Edo State Police Command, conducted raid exercise in different parts of the state in criminal hideouts and black spots and arrested 23 males and seven females and brought them to the station.

  “This serve as warning to others criminala in the state either to repent or relocate. This exercise is a continuous one to ensure that the state is rid of criminal elements,” he added.

   Nwabuzor said the suspects have made confessional statements and they would  be charged to court when investigations are concluded.