Delta State. PHOTO: Information NigeriaThe police in Delta State have confirmed the invasion of some communities by various cult groups.
The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, disclosed that 121 suspects had been arrested in cult-related violence.
A source disclosed that the deadly cult groups include Aiye (Ake) and Eiye confraternities.
It was further leant that some leaders of these groups spend “hard currency” to free their members when they are arrested.
Investigation revealed that they become blood thirsty after every secret oath-taking, which they perform during their periodic initiations in Asaba, Ughelli, Agbor, Ibusa and Warri metropolis.
They are said to often dress in corporate ways when monitoring their targets to avoid being identified as cultists.
But, in Asaba, these cult members are reported to display their membership and activities in the open, without fear of being apprehended.
The source added that Ogbeke, Umuaji and Umuagu communities are flash points of their operations, especially at night.
Cult groups attack communities in Delta State
