Some students suspected to be members of a cult group, who had positioned themselves to disrupt the graduation party of a secondary school, City Comprehensive Secondary School, Ogidi, have been arrested.
DAILY POST gathered that the secondary school cultists were arrested at the graduation ceremony, following a tip off to the police by some people.
The spokesperson of the state Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident, saying that the suspects were arrested at the celebration ground.
He said, “On the 4/7/2019 at about 1pm, there was an intelligence report that cultists are planning to disrupt the graduation ceremony at City Comprehensive Secondary School, Ogidi holding on the same date.
“Following the report, Police operatives attached to Ogidi Division in conjunction with Vigilante group quickly mobilized to the scene and embarked on random search of students/visitors.
“At about 1:30pm, one Udeh Chiemere James ‘m’ aged 18years and one Akachukwu Nweke ‘m’ aged 17years who both claimed to be students of Cave City Secondary School Ogbuinike and Chidi Igwe ‘m’ aged 17 years of same ogbuinike town all in Oyi LGA were searched and two battle Axe recovered from them.They were subsequently arrested.”
Mohammed said that the suspects had no reason being in the school other than to perpetrate nefarious activities.
He added that the case was under investigation, after which the suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.
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