Police Arrest Three Suspected Cultists in Edo

The Police in Edo have arrested three suspected cultists in the state, for being members of the dreaded Manphite confraternity. Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, a Superintendent of Police (SP), yesterday in Benin, identified the suspects as Bright Amadin, 34; Brown Amadin, 29; and Stanley Omoregie, 27; while they were nabbed at a place they converged to forcibly initiate innocent citizens, in order to mark their cult group’s anniversary. He said the cultists were also to carry out an attack on their perceived rival cult members but were apprehended at Okabere Community on Upper Sokponba Road, Benin. Nwabuzor disclosed that a pump-action gun, three live cartridges, and some clothes with Manphite insignia were recovered from the suspects by an officer in charge of the command’s Intelligence Rapid Response Squad. The PPRO added that the suspects would soon be charged to court, after a thorough investigation.

Source: The Nation