Edo Demolishes 4 Houses Linked To Suspected Cultists

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 the state.

The cognition was led by the Government House’s Chief Security Officer and the Governor’s Principal Security Officer.

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

Two cut-to-size guns, 2 achromatic beret caps associated with Black Axe concealed cult, and 1 crisp axe were recovered successful the house.

The caller cognition followed the brutal sidesplitting of a young antheral (a barber) successful South Ibie owed to rival cult clashes.

Another location was besides demolished successful Anoguele Street, Iyakpi, South-Ibie, belonging to a cultist named Kuwat, who was said to beryllium a subordinate of the Eiye Confraternity.

When information agents arrived astatine his residence, Kuwat had already fled. The fishy 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 person 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, Secretary of the State Security Squad, John Izegaegbe, said the Governor 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 emphasised 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 harboring criminals are next,” helium vowed.