The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, including a serving officer, during a signing-out ceremony at the University of Port Harcourt.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement on Friday that the suspects — Corporal Onwukwe Godswill of Elimgbu Division and a 200-level Biomedical Technology student, Ifeanyi Israel — were apprehended on September 26 while allegedly preparing for a clash with rival cult groups on campus.
Weapons, including pistols, ammunition, and axes, were recovered from the suspects. A later search of Corporal Onwukwe’s house also uncovered a locally made pistol and two machetes.
Iringe-Koko confirmed that both men are now in custody, with investigations ongoing to trace other accomplices.
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Commissioner of Police, Olu
gbenga Adepoju, vowed to rid the state of cultism and other crimes, stressing that criminals would find “no hiding place” in Rivers.
The development comes just a week after police arrested a security guard in Port Harcourt over the alleged abduction and assault of a 14-year-old girl.
