Anambra state police command, has apprehended 16 alleged cult members terrorizing and killing people in the capital city of Awka
Also, 21 others have been declared wanted by the command
Awka capital city has been on fire as a result of cult related killings in the past one month with no fewer than 34 persons killed since Easter.
The killings made the member, representing Awka South 1 constituency, Hon. Henry Mbachu and other stakeholders to raise an alarm on Tuesday, saying, enough is enough
The lawmaker and the other stakeholders of Awka origin, said they would hold a summit in May, to finding a lasting solution to the mayhem
However, the Police Command had tracked down and arrested no fewer than 16 alleged suspects involved in the mayhem.
In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, a Supritendent of Police ,SP, said 21 others suspected to be involved in the killings were now on the run and had been declared wanted
He said the arrested cultists were nabbed during series of intelligence-led manhunt and had been equally, detained on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye.
He said the CP and other senior officers had vowed that cultists responsible for the spate of killings after the State Capital had enjoyed tranquillity for unbroken 6 months period must pay for their crimes.
He said tge CP had also charged the Special Anti Cult Squad (SPACS) to redouble its effort and hunt down those who were still at large among the identified cultists.
“The Commissioner also called on Community and Religious leaders to speak out against the evil of cultism in the society” Ikenga wrote
