Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, have arrested a suspect, Ejike Emmanuel Chinonso, identified as a native doctor, for his involvement in cultism and the illegal possession of arms and ammunition.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by SP Daniel Ndukwe, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Chinonso, 24, was apprehended at about 10:30 a.m. on May 15.
The police operatives recovered illegal items from him, including two firearms, one expended round, and two live rounds of ammunition.
“The exhibits, recovered from his shrine located at Ugwuochie-Iwollo in Ezeagu Local Government Area, include one locally made pistol, one revolver pistol, one expended and one live 38 special calibre ammunition, and one live cartridge.
“The recovery followed the suspect’s confessional statements after his earlier arrest, as well as a subsequent raid on the shrine by the operatives. The suspect confessed to being a member of the Black Axe confraternity. He will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations,” the statement noted.
Reacting to the arrest, Enugu Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, commended the operatives for their efforts and urged them to sustain the momentum, ensuring that the state remains uninhabitable for unrepentant criminals.
Giwa also called on the public to remain supportive of the Command’s efforts.
