Police nab six linked to c¥ltism, armed r0bbery in Rivers state

Men of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested six suspected cultists involved in various armed robbery operations in the state.

The police, acting on intelligence, arrived at the scene of a criminal operation in Luegbo Community, Khana local government area, where they encountered an ongoing brutal cult initiation.

Five suspects, later identified as students of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, were arrested during the raid.

While making the arrests, the police also apprehended another individual, Fred Monday, who was dressed in police camouflage with the rank insignia of an Inspector and in possession of various weapons.

Upon interrogation, Fred Monday confessed to being a member of the Iceland cult group.

This was made known in a post shared via the Facebook handle of the Rivers State Police Command, on Thursday, 12th of September, 2024

The post reads:

“In a related development, on August 9, 2024, at about 11.45 pm, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police Command responded to an intelligence report of a criminal operation in Luegbo Community in Khana local government area.

“On arriving at the scene, the Police met with an ongoing gruesome Cult initiation process. Five suspects, later found to be students of the Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic, were arrested. The students, Mduni Clement, Prosper Wonyingipreye, Kunle Joseph, Eken Evans and Isaiah Elisha confessed to being members of the Vikings confraternity. They have been charged in court and are presently in a correctional centre.

“While carrying out the arrest of the five cultists, the Police encountered a man with them, fully dressed in Police camouflage and donning the rank of an Inspector of Police. He was armed with an AK-47 rifle, ten magazines and twenty-nine rounds of live ammunition. He was taken into custody and after interrogations, his identity was revealed as Fred Monday, a 31-year-old from Wiyakara Community in Khana local government area of Rivers State and resident at F-man Close, Eneka Link Road, Port Harcourt.

“He confessed to being an impostor who bought the rifle in 2021 for NGN 850,000 from an accomplice, Goodluck aka Boy-J. He also bought ten magazines, thirty-one rounds of ammunition and two hand grenades from the same accomplice. He disclosed to the Police how he and other gang members would disguise as Policemen to escort criminals to operate in different states, including Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Delta and Rivers State.

“Fred Monday is a confessed member of the Iceland cult group and has been carrying out numerous crimes using the cover of being a Policeman to terrorise his victims. He is also an armed robber who operated as a Keke (tricycle) rider during the day, scanning the area for possible victims to attack under the cover of night.

“The investigation is still on as the Police is getting closer to rounding up other members of his gang.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>