· As 64 cultists renounce membership of cult groups
Author: By Spence Idighiri
The
Delta State Police Command dealt a big blow to the activities of the Movement
for the Actualization of the Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB) as ten of their
members were arrested at Powerline and Ominigboma areas of Asaba.
Some
of the arrested MASSOB members according to the Image Maker of the Delta State
Police Command, ASP Lucky Uyabeme who represented the State Police Boss, Mr.
Ikechukwu Aduba are: Ndubisi Ezeocha (20yrs) Francis Onuigbo (28yrs), Emeka
Izigo (28yrs), Andrew Nwufulu (26yrs) and the acclaimed leader of the Group one
Emeka Okafor (52yrs) who hails from Nkanu in Enugu State.
Mr.
Aduba who said the suspects were arrested as a result of their attack on
vigilante men in the area, also disclosed that the recovery of the following
items; 114 Biafran flags, 2boots, 129 Biafran Pounds and Ten shillings, 32
membership forms and other documents, 10 pairs of complete Biafran Police
uniform with name tags and 3 cutlasses.
Others
are; 7 hard cover notebooks of their minutes of meetings from 2010 till date, 2
military belts and one expended cartridge.
The
Police boss who described the acts of the suspects as treasonable said they
would be charged to court after investigation.
The
leader of the Group, Mr. Emeka Okafor who goes with the designation – Regional
Administrator in an interview with our correspondent, vowed to continue with
the struggle to fight inequality and injustice and enthrone freedom even if it
cost them their lives.
In
a related development, the command also disclosed that 64 cultists recently
renounced their membership of cult groups in Ughelli North Local Government
Area of the State.
The
breakdown shows that the Black Axe has 18 members followed by the Bagger Vikens
with 16 members while Maphites, Darkest, Eyie, Junior Vikens and Roye has
13,8,6,2 and 1 repented member respectively in that order.
The
command which said their repentance was a result of the Command’s appeal to
Deltans to shun cultism equally advised other cultists to follow the example
displayed by their colleagues and turn a new leaf.
urhobotimes.com
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