Cross River State Police Command has arrested 11 males over alleged cult initiation actions in a bush near the Engineering Department of the University of Calabar, UNICAL.
The suspects had been arrested on Thursday, October 22, following a misery name from the college, in response to an announcement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, on Friday.
The assertion mentioned operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, Satellite Town, Calabar, responded to the report at about 10:30 am and joined the college’s inside safety personnel to cordon off the realm.
Those arrested had been recognized as Ogar Favour, 25; David Akpa, 27; Gift Emmanuel, 24; Aaron Favour, 24; David Abubu, 25; Victor Emmanuel Eyibo, 26; Oghenemaro Hendrix, 24; James Ede Joseph, 22; Charles Ekeng, 21; Edu Nkanu, 26; and Ogabor John Odey, 24.
The police mentioned a Lexus 350 saloon automotive, reportedly deserted by a fleeing particular person, and three bikes had been recovered in the course of the operation.
The command mentioned the recovered objects had been secured for investigation, including that their connection, if any, to the suspected cult-related exercise had but to be established.
The police mentioned investigations had been ongoing to find out the person roles of the suspects and the circumstances surrounding the alleged initiation.
