By Ikemefuna Asika
Anambra State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 16 notorious cultists involved in cult related activities in and around Awka, Anambra State capital.
According to SP Tochuwu Ikenga, the PPRO Anambra Command, 21 others who are now on the run have been declared wanted by the State Police Command.
The arrested cultists were nabbed during series of intelligence-led manhunt and are now been detained on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye.
The CP has vowed that cultists responsible for the spate of killings in the State Capital, which had enjoyed tranquillity for unbroken 6 months period, must pay for their crimes.
He has also charged the Special Anti Cult Squad (SPACS) to redouble its effort and hunt down those who are still at large among the identified cultists.
The Commissioner also called on Community and Religious leaders to speak out against the evil of cultism in the society.
Ikemefuna Asika reporting from Awka
