Police operatives in Akwa Ibom State have arrested three suspected members of a cult group during a raid on a criminal hideout along Abak Road in Uyo.
According to the police, the operation led to the arrest of three students of a polytechnic in the state, including a newly initiated member who was allegedly inducted into the group during a ceremony held at the hideout a day before the raid.
During the operation, officers recovered substances suspected to be methamphetamine, popularly known as “Ice,” cannabis, and other items believed to be connected to drug use.
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In a separate operation, police also apprehended a 32-year-old private security guard suspected of vandalising and stealing armoured electrical cables and other electrical installations from churches, residential buildings, factories and government facilities.
A search of the suspect’s residence reportedly led to the recovery of cut-to-size armoured cables, bundles of electrical wires, pliers, an iron-cutting blade, a hammer and other tools believed to have been used in carrying out the thefts.
Investigators said the suspect admitted to stealing electrical cables from a Catholic cathedral where he had been employed as a security guard.
The police said all the suspects remain in custody while investigations continue and will be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
The state police command reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining operations aimed at tackling cultism, vandalism and other criminal activities across Akwa Ibom State.
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