Edo Govt Demolishes 4 Houses, Arrests 20 Suspects Over Cultism

The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, has demolished properties linked to suspected cultists successful Etsako West section authorities country of Edo State.

The cognition was led by the main information officer, Government House and the governor’s main information serviceman (PSO).

About 20 suspects were arrested during the operation, and 4 houses were demolished, including a gathering located connected Egbiadokhai Street, down Otaru Primary School successful Auchi, owned by a wanted cultist known arsenic ‘Too-Believe.’

The building, said to service arsenic a regular gathering constituent for members of the Black Axe Confraternity, yielded alarming evidence. Two cut-to-size guns, 2 achromatic beret caps associated with Black Axe cultists and 1 crisp axe were recovered successful the house.

One of the suspects, known arsenic ‘Too-Believe’, who is presently connected the run, is alleged to beryllium profoundly embedded successful cult operations successful the region.

The caller cognition follows the brutal sidesplitting of a young antheral (a barber) successful South-Ibie, an enactment tied to rival cult clashes.

Another house, besides demolished successful Anoguele Street, Iyakpi, South-Ibie, belongs to a alleged cultist named Kuwat, said to beryllium a subordinate of the Eiye Confraternity.

When information agents arrived astatine his residence, helium had already fled. Kuwat was named arsenic the main mastermind of the caller sidesplitting of the barber.

A spot successful the Ogodomiza Area successful Ibie-Nafe, belonging to different cult leader, was besides demolished. The location was earlier raided a time before, which led to the apprehension of 2 young men, Momoh Austin (17) and Joseph Oyazojo (21).

The suspects confessed that they were brought to the country to prosecute successful cybercrime activities commonly referred to arsenic Yahoo Yahoo.

Authorities besides conducted a related expanse astatine Hybrid Hotel and Suites successful Elele, Uzairue, wherever suspects were arrested.

Speaking aft the demolition workout astatine Egbiadokhai Street, John Izegaegbe, caput of the authorities information squad, said, “The politician gave 166 days of grace to each cultists to renounce, offering brushed loans and skills training. That model was ignored. Now, hopeless times telephone for hopeless action. This demolition is simply a informing to each landlords and cultists; enactment retired of cultism oregon look the afloat wrath of the law.”

He emphasized that the location was straight linked to the execution successful Auchi earlier successful the week, with grounds including weapons and cult insignia recovered on-site.

Another subordinate of the information squad, Eribo Emwanta, advised parents and edifice owners to beryllium vigilant. “We are cleaning retired these communities and hotels harbouring criminals are next,” helium said.