One Akobundu Mbah, currently in detention at the Rivers state Police Command, says he is a member of a cult group that has been causing mayhem in the state and its environs.
Mbah reportedly confessed how he and his members beheaded a rival cultist identified as Wabali Ebubedike and buried him in a shallow grave on a farm road in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state.
The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, who confirmed the arrest to The Punch on Tuesday, said the gang beheaded their victim and buried him in a shallow grave along a farm road in Isiokpo, Ikwerre Local Government Area.
“The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Police Command, Dr. Paul Umoh, and his men swung into action and arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of Ebubedike,” the PPRO added.
Mbah confessed that he was forced into joining ‘Icelander’ cult group by the leader whom he simply identified as Italian.
According to Mbah who claimed he was a farmer by profession, Italian had insisted that they (Icelander members) captured Ebubedike alive for him because the deceased was challenging his authority.
“We were able to get Ebubedike sometime in February. We caught him around Omaeke in Isiokpo. We are members of Icelanders but Italian is the number one, he is our boss.
“Our boss said we should search for Ebubedike for daring to challenge him (Italian).
“When we brought Ebubedike to our boss, he (Italian) beheaded him and we buried him in a shallow grave.
“We were not part of the beheading; we appealed to our boss not to kill Ebubedike but he insisted that he was going to kill him.
“We buried him somewhere in the bush in Isiokpo,” Mbah added.
Meanwhile, Italian is currently at large.
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