Police Arrests Cultists With Man’s Wrist In Enugu State

Two suspected cultists were on Wednesday arrested by the Enugu State Police Command in an overnight operation in Emene community.

The spokesman of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement revealed that the suspects were apprehended at 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Amaraizu disclosed that items recovered from the suspects were a chopped-off wrist, two axes and a black cap.

He said that their victim, whose wrist was chopped off, was identified as one Chijioke Chiaha.

“It was, however, gathered that some groups of suspected cultists, on March 5 in the night at Eke Obinagu junction axis of Emene, had allegedly engaged themselves in a fight over a yet to be established issue which resulted in some of them sustaining injuries.”

Amaraizu stated two of the suspected cult members belonging to Junior Aieyes confraternity had been arrested.

He revealed that one of the cultist told the police that he got a call from someone whose name wasn’t mentioned and believed to be a cult leader in charge of Eke Emene Branch for peace talk with other cult members at Eke Obinagu Emene Junction.

“On his way to the place, he was nabbed by security operatives of the command who had intervened based on distress calls received.”

“The victim, who confessed that he used to be a member of a cult group, said he was waiting to board a tricycle to his house when suddenly three persons on a motorcycle approached him from behind and chop of his wrist and drove away,” Amaraizu said.

He said the suspect identified his caller as one of those behind the incident and further stated that investigation into the arrest had commenced.