The Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SPACS), of the Anambra state Police command has arrested the leader of Senior Vikings Confraternity (SVC), Ogugua Igwebuike and seven others during a raid at Umuezeagu village, Anaku community, Ayamelu Local Government Area of the state.

The arrest of the suspects who were nabbed following a tip-off attracted jubilation in the community as they were said to have been terrorizing the community and its environs on daily basis.

Those arrested were, Ogugua Igwebuike -kingpin, Ebuka Paul Chidukwe, Kosolu Ifene and Onwune Onuorah.

Others include Ewele Okeke, Oloh Chike, Ogugua Maduka and Odemenam Chinedu.

Confirming the arrest, the Commander of SPACS, Mr. Christopher Bassey, (CSP) advised parents to always monitor the type of company their children keep adding that no one caught would be spared but rather face the wrath of the law.

He urged people with useful information on criminals to always come forward assuring that the identity of such informants would be utter mostly protected.

Items recovered from them include, one cut- to- size locally made gun, one axe, one expended cartridge, one beret cap, and assorted charms.

Other items were one knife, pieces of clothe, liquid substance in two plastic bottles suspected to be cocaine, and a box of matches.

Similarly, an Awka Magistrate court Presided over by Senior Magistrate Mike Anyadiegwu, has remanded 13 cultists in Prison custody on a three-count charge of conspiracy, murder and cultism.

When the case was called up in court, the counsel to the accused, Barr.A.R. Nzekwe applied for their bail which the Prosecuting Police Sergeant Ikemefuna Nnamani, objected because of the nature of the case.

After listening to the submissions of both the prosecutor and defence counsel, the presiding Magistrate said the suspects should be remanded in prison custody and ordered that the case file be transferred to the Director of Public Prosecution.

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