Police arrest six suspected cultists in Benue
The Benue Police Command has arrested six persons over alleged cult activities in the Guma Local Government Area of the state.
A statement by DSP Udeme Edet, the command’s public relations officer, said the suspects were arrested on Monday during a police raid at their hideout in Daudu Ulkpam Road, Kuje.
Mr Edet said the six suspects, after their arrest, were identified as members of a cult gang who attacked one Monday Inase of Torkula settlement in the Guma area with guns.
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