Photo: Nine cultist arrested in Rivers state

The Rivers State Police Command wishes to
inform the public that in response to two separate
distress calls, nine cultists were arrested.


On
24/11/2014 at about 02:00AM a distress call
indicated planned battle of supremacy between
De-Well and Degbam cults groups at Okwuzi
Community in Onelga.


The clash was averted by the swift action of the police
where seven suspects were arrested.

They are
Chinazo Amaechi, Nna Chisom, Solomon Ossai,
Regimus Igwelatu, Monday Jackson, Chinonso
Fordima and Tony Amanya while others fled.
Items recovered from them included one pump
action gun, four live cartridges, one double barrel
gun, Honda jeep with registration No. IMO WER 685
FX, Toyota Camry saloon with registration No. RIVERS
BER 407 AP, two laptop computers and assorted
charms.
The suspects on interrogation confessed to belonging
to either of the groups. In a similar response same
day at about 1:30PM information received had it that
some suspected cultist were sighted with arms
around back gate of Rivers State University of Science
and Technology, Port Harcourt (RSUST) initiating new
members. Team of policemen Storm the area
arrested and Joel Ozekume, a final year student of
RSUST and Princewill Brown, a graduate of Cross
River State University while others escaped. One
beretta pistol and 3 rounds of .9mm ammunition
were recovered from them.
The Command wishes to use this medium to warn
criminals and their alike to denounce or be ready to
face tough time as the Command is fully ready to take
the aggressive onslaught to their enclaves. The
Command equally wishes to assure people of its
readiness of sustained instant response to distress
calls within shortest possible time while members of
the public are urged to security conscious and report
any character or move capable of undermining the
existing public peace and security, please.


DSP. Ahmad Kidaya Muhammad
Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police
Command.