Men of the anti-cultism unit of the Osun State Police Command have arrested a cow allegedly meant for the July 7th Cultists Day celebration in Osogbo. It was gathered that residents of Egbatedo area of Osogbo alerted the police when the cult members gathered from different parts of the state for the annual celebration on Friday. A security source who spoke to newsmen on Saturday July 8, said the suspects, took to their heels upon sighting the police, …
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A welder and a yet-to-be-identified person have reportedly died in a renewed cult rivalry in Warri, Delta state. According to the Nation, the welder was killed on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023 in the Mclver area of the town while the other victim was murdered last Saturday April 15, at Sido axis of Warri. The killers of the welder were allegedly dressed in military uniform. It was also gathered that the victim of Saturday’s incident was attacked …
A rival cult group has set ablaze a notorious member of the Bobos cult group identified as Christopher Samuel, in Bayelsa State.. The incident which happened around 6:30am on Saturday, March 26, in the Swali area of Yenagoa, was a sequel to an early morning clash between the deceased’s group and another yet-to-be-identified group. Though the residents and traders at the popular Swali Market initially thought that it was a robbery incident when mob accosted and set ablaze Samuel, it …
Gunmen invaded lecture halls in Delta State Polytechnic, causing students and staff to flee for dear life. In a video shared online, students of the institution are seen jumping out of the lecture halls through open windows. The gunmen, said to be cult members, stormed the school premises on Monday morning, May 24. Gunshots were heard in the Department of Science and Lab Technology and that brought lectures to an end as everyone ran off. One …
Shehu Sani, the former senator representing Kaduna central has reacted to the ongoing investigation against the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu who was suspended on Tuesday July 7. In a Facebook post the former Senator shared, he accused Magu of running a “cult” in the agency. Sani alleged that the select team of ”vicious and cruel” officers known as “the Magu Boys” or “the Chairman Squad”, operate exclusively and with impunity and only report directly to their …