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Police Arrest 51 Cultists In Delta, Octogenarian Detained For Selling Bullets

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Men of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a total of 51 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in the Ogwashi-Uku area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, said several weapons were recovered from the suspects.

The PPRO stated that on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the command received a tip-off that some suspected Eiye Confraternity members would be marking an anniversary in Ogwashi-Uku.

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Based on the intelligence report, the police spokesman said the command located the venue of the event.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, was said to have detailed the command’s Buffalo Patrol Team, operatives from the Area Command, Ogwashi-Uku, and the Ogwashi-Uku Police Division to storm the venue at Big Apple Hotel in Ogwashi-Uku.

“The suspects, on sighting the police, took to their heels, while some of them shot at the cops.

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“But the operatives gave them a hot chase, during which 51 suspected cultists were arrested, together with two cut-to-size locally-made guns, one expended cartridge as well as Eiye Confraternity regalia,” Edafe said.

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The PPRO stated that the suspects were transferred to the State Anti-Cult Unit for investigation, adding that those found wanting upon completion of investigation would be charged to court.

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In another development, the command said it arrested an 80-year-old man, Omoraka James, in Kokori for allegedly dealing in cartridges and selling them to hoodlums who used them in carrying out criminal activities.

When the suspect’s premises were raided by the police, 114 rounds of live cartridges were reportedly recovered.

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Three Suspects Lynched As Mob Burns NSCDC Outpost In Kano

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State has confirmed that a mob attacked its outpost in Danmaje, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, killing three suspects.

In a press statement dated December 29, 2025, and signed by SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, the Command Public Relations Officer, the NSCDC said the incident happened on Sunday, December 28, around 10:30pm.

According to the statement, residents of Yansango community brought three unknown men, suspected to be motorcycle thieves, to the civil defence outpost in Danmaje.

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The area where they were arrested is said to be notorious for motorcycle theft.

Before officers could begin any investigation, people from several nearby communities ,including Yansango, Madinawa, Gagarawa, Limawa, Yankatsari, Danmaje and Gurjiya gathered at the outpost.

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The crowd reportedly surrounded the office and demanded that the suspects be released to them.

The statement said the situation quickly got out of control. Before security reinforcements arrived, the mob forced their way into the office, set it on fire and lynched the three suspects.

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NSCDC said officers on duty managed to escape, but three of them were injured and are currently receiving medical treatment.

While calling on the public to remain calm, the corps said the state commandant, acting on the directive of the Commandant General, has set up a committee to investigate the incident.

The aim, according to the statement, is to identify those involved and ensure they are brought to justice.

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Moment Nigerians Rescued Anthony Joshua After Accident On Lagos–Ibadan Expressway [VIDEO]

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A video captured the moment Nigerian-born British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was rescued after a fatal accident along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.

The police have confirmed that two people lost their lives in the accident while Joshua sustained injuries.

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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, has identified over-speeding and wrongful overtaking as the cause of the crash.

Anthony Joshua has family roots in Sagamu, Ogun State, where he occasionally spends his holidays.

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Edo: Man In Police Net For Allegedly Killing Abroad Returnee

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The Edo State Police Command has arrested a suspect identified as Amadin William, for allegedly killing a 43-year-old Eghosa Osaikhuowuomwan, popularly known as Didi
in Oben community, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.

Osaikhuowuomwan, who reportedly resides abroad was in his community to celebrate the Christmas and New Year where he was killed by the suspect.

The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the incident, said the deceased went to attend a house warming party in the community on December 22, 2025, and in the process he (the deceased) excused himself to defecate where the suspect trailed him with matchett and machetted him in the neck.

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Ikoedem, who said the deceased bled in the process and was confirmed dead in the hospital, adding that the deceased younger sister , Endurance Efe thereafter reported the incident to the police on December 23 2025.

She stressed that after the incident was reported to the police, the police started tracking the suspect, adding that he was eventually arrested in Benin City on December 27, 2025.

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Ikoedem, who could not confirm if the deceased was an abroad returnee as claimed, noted: “The incident was reported on the 23rd of this month by the deceased edler sister named Endurance Efe.

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After giving the deceased a machete cut in the neck, the suspect fled the scene. It happened that on December 22, 2025, the deceased went for a house warning party in the community. During that party, he excused himself to defecate, and that was when the suspect came out and followed him with a machete, and gave him a cut in the neck, and he bled, and bled to death. He was actually confirmed dead at the hospital.

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“The matter was reported at the police station the next day, by the deceased sister, and since then we have been tracking the suspect. He was arrested yesterday, December 27, 2025, in Benin City.”

The command’s spokesperson, while stating that the “suspect is currently in custody,” added that  “but he is not the only one in custody. Two other persons were also arrested for arson.”

Following the incident, hoodlums suspected to be from the victim’s family set ablaze the house of the suspect’s father and the community banner, for which two suspects—Prince Nosa ‘m’ aged 25 and Sunday Ogedegbe ‘m’ aged 30 were arrested and are in custody for Arson,” she said.

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