Police Nab Personnel, 1 Other Suspect For Alleged Cultism At UNIPORT

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command person arrested a serving Police Corporal, Onwukwe Godswill, and 1 Ifeanyi Israel, for cult-related activities astatine the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).

Godswill is attached to the Elimgbu Police Division successful Port Harcourt metropolis portion Israel is simply a 200-level Biomedical Technology undergraduate pupil of the University.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) successful the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, successful a connection issued successful Port Harcourt connected Friday, said the suspects were archetypal confronted by the University’s information team, who alerted operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU) of the authorities Command.

Iringe-Koko stated that firearms, ammunition and different incriminating items were recovered from the suspects.

“On September 26, 2025, astatine astir 1600hrs, during the activities marking the signing retired of final-year students astatine the University of Port-Harcourt, the University’s Internal Security squad confronted a suspected cult member, Police Corporal Onwukwe Godswill ‘m’ attached to the Elimgbu Division and a 200-Level Biomedical Technology undergraduate pupil of the University, Ifeanyi Israel ‘m’ successful anticipation of a clash with rival cultists connected campus.

“In a swift response, Operatives of the Command attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit (ACU) were dispatched to the country and the suspects were arrested.

“A thorough hunt of the suspects yielded the pursuing exhibits, 2 locally-made pistols, 4 rounds of unrecorded cartridges, 2 rounds of 9mm unrecorded ammunition and 1 tiny axe,” the connection said.

The PPRO added that consequent hunt of the location of the suspected cult leader, Corporal Onwukwe by the operatives, resulted successful the betterment of further exhibits comprising 1 locally-made pistol and 2 machetes.

Iringe-Koko said the suspects and exhibits were presently successful Police custody, adding that an in-depth probe has been launched to find the afloat grade of the suspect’s engagement successful cultism and different related activities.

“The Police Command is moving diligently to unravel immoderate imaginable networks oregon accomplices and bring each perpetrators to look the afloat value of the law,” Iringe-Koko said.

Meanwhile, the authorities Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has reaffirmed Command’s unrelenting committedness to maintaining bid and information successful the state

Adepoju, who stated that determination volition beryllium nary hiding spot for criminals successful the state, urged the nationalist to stay vigilant and study immoderate suspicious activities to the nearest constabulary presumption oregon different Security agencies.

He emphased that collaborative efforts volition assistance to physique a safer and much unafraid authorities for all.