Nine alleged members of a cult who were terrorising the Adoka neighborhood and surrounding areas in the state’s Otukpo Local Government Area have been detained by the Benue State Police Command.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspects, who included a young woman, were charged with setting houses on fire.
EDITOR’S PICK
-
JUST IN: Ekiti State House Of Assembly Speaker Is Dead
-
Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Will Continue To Ensure Mutually Beneficial Relationships With Financial Institutions
-
Lagos CBD Operatives Uncover Criminal Hideout, Calls For Caution Among Residents
Wale Abass, the state’s commissioner of police, revealed that the Adoka community and its surroundings had almost been completely taken over by suspects.
“These folks flee into the jungle as soon as they cause trouble. The most recent being the Saturday night burning of five homes in Adoka,” he said.
According to a community leader named Obaje Gabriel, the suspects disturbed the tranquility of the Adoka village between Saturday and Sunday.
“These boys insisted that they must take over the village; they take drugs and do whatever they want. Sometimes, they will be insulting the elders on the streets and say nobody can do them anything.
FURTHER READING
-
Sanwo-Olu Commissions 150-Classroom Blocks, Hostels In 15 Lagos Schools (PHOTOS)
-
Recruitment Exercise: LASG Debunks Report By Online Media
-
High Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging In Ekiti
“They burnt five houses last Saturday and Sunday,” Gabriel said.
The only female among the suspects who declined to give her name said she was only trying to intervene in a fight when she was arrested.
Click to watch our video of the week:
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
