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policemen in Edeto state of Nigeria have
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arrested seven persons suspected to be
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members of a secret cult group while the
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suspects were in the act trying to kill
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a commercial motorcycle driver also
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known as a Carter rider at Sapal Road
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access in Benin City according to the
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Edeto State Police Command spokesperson
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Moses Yamu policemen at the Love World
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Police Division quickly went after the
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suspected killers while they were
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dehumanizing the Accarda rider in a
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statement issued on Tuesday the police
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command said that on the 8th of June
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2025 acting on a distress call that some
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suspected cultists were cited
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dehumanizing an Aarda rider at Peanut
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Junction along Saplet Road operatives of
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the Love World Division immediately
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responded and arrested seven suspects
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namely Eric Charles 25 years Gif Neris
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24 years Odian Assaro 19 years Fes Osai
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26 years ooigodoro 19 years Samuel Sabi
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22 years destiny Bernard 20 years while
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two yet to be identified escaped two of
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the suspects confessed to be members of
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the Mafite confraternity
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one pestle one machete one life
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cartridge and one tricycle with
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registration number AU
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184 VH were recovered during the
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operation investigation is ongoing and
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suspects will soon be charged to court
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the command's house-to-house arrests of
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identified cultists is ongoing and will
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be sustained till cultism is brought to
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the barest minimum the commissioner of
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police CP Monday Abonya FDC assures the
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general public that the command will
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continue to discharge its duty with
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utmost professionalism moses Yamu stated
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in the command news release we had
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reported that the Edeto state
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commissioner of police Monday a Bonikica
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has announced the commencement of
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house-to-house arrest of people
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suspected or identified as members of a
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secret cult group in the south south
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geopolitical state of Nigeria we have
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reported that the Edeto state governor
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Monday ovolo has called for more
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stakeholders supports and actions
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towards ending secret cult related
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killings and other organized violent
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crimes in the state stating that the
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aged long secret cult war in the south
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south state of Nigeria has driven away a
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lot of investors and as such Edo state
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has been at a loss of $1 billion every
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year with statistics according to the
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governor showing that the natives of
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Edeto state top the list of the highest
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diaspora remittances in Nigeria but over
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95% of the natives divert the funds to
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other states to avoid secret cult
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violence in the state also known as the
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heartbeat of the nation
