Reports reaching us reveal that some suspected
cultists on the loose have attacked traditional rulers at a palace
during the selection of first-class chiefs in Katsina-Ala town of Benue
State.
This was made known to Leadership correspondent on Thursday by the state commissioner of police, Mr. Hyacinth Dagala.
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The commissioner of police, who revealed that the suspects were shot and killed, added that five other suspected cultists were arrested by the command.
He said the apprehended suspects were among those that attacked the palace of the Ter Makurdi, Chief Sule Abenga, in Makurdi town of the state.
Dagala, who spoke in Makurdi, the state capital further disclosed that the deceased engaged officials of the Nigerian police force in a gun fight after they carried out the attack.
The commissioner of police said one of the deceased cultists died on the spot while the other died in the hospital during medical attention.
It
was gathered that the suspected cultists were apprehended in Kanshio
and welfare quarters, a suburb of Makurdi, after they had carried out
the attack on the palace.
The assailants also reportedly destroyed vehicles and razed down property belonging to the monarch.
Police investigation hinted that the suspected cultists stormed the palace to kill the son (names withheld) of the Ter Makurdi, who they (suspects) alleged was involved in the murder of a rival cult member in the area.
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The assailants reportedly destroyed the fence of the palace to gain entrance.
The commissioner of police said investigation had commenced to unravel the cause of the attack as well as to unmask other people behind it.
Cultists have been on the loose in almost all the states in Nigeria, wreaking havoc and cutting peoples lives short, especially that of rival cult members.These cult members continue to thrive because they get support from political leaders who use them as thugs as well as to unleash mayhem on their opponent.
Cultists at times also miss their target and end up killing innocent persons who are not members of the blood thirsty secret society.
Some days ago in second west area of Benin City, Edo State capital, cultists reportedly killed the elder brother of a rival group member after they stormed the family house and couldn’t find their target.
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Nigeria police officials
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The commissioner of police, who revealed that the suspects were shot and killed, added that five other suspected cultists were arrested by the command.
He said the apprehended suspects were among those that attacked the palace of the Ter Makurdi, Chief Sule Abenga, in Makurdi town of the state.
Dagala, who spoke in Makurdi, the state capital further disclosed that the deceased engaged officials of the Nigerian police force in a gun fight after they carried out the attack.
The commissioner of police said one of the deceased cultists died on the spot while the other died in the hospital during medical attention.
The assailants also reportedly destroyed vehicles and razed down property belonging to the monarch.
Police investigation hinted that the suspected cultists stormed the palace to kill the son (names withheld) of the Ter Makurdi, who they (suspects) alleged was involved in the murder of a rival cult member in the area.
READ ALSO: Pregnant Woman Killed By Cultists In Delta State
The assailants reportedly destroyed the fence of the palace to gain entrance.
The commissioner of police said investigation had commenced to unravel the cause of the attack as well as to unmask other people behind it.
Cultists have been on the loose in almost all the states in Nigeria, wreaking havoc and cutting peoples lives short, especially that of rival cult members.These cult members continue to thrive because they get support from political leaders who use them as thugs as well as to unleash mayhem on their opponent.
Cultists at times also miss their target and end up killing innocent persons who are not members of the blood thirsty secret society.
Some days ago in second west area of Benin City, Edo State capital, cultists reportedly killed the elder brother of a rival group member after they stormed the family house and couldn’t find their target.
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