Anambra State: Police arrest two siblings, others for cultism

The Special Anti-Cultism Squad of the Anambra State Police Command has arrested two siblings and six others for alleged cult activities.

The suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

The siblings – Njideka Onyebukpo, female; and Chiemeka Onyebukpo, male – who allegedly confessed to be members of the Vipers and Junior Vikings confraternities, said they were influenced by their friends.

Other suspected cult members arrested were Chidinma Arinze, Ezedindu Chidubem, Chinedu Chukwuka, Chinedu Ikediaso, Nwabueze Ifechukwu and Arinze Obinka.

The Commander of the SPACS, Mr. Christopher Bassey, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said the suspects would be arraigned in court at the end of investigations.

He blamed parents for the moral decline in the society, saying the quest for wealth had made many abandon their parental duties.

“Parents now pay more attention to pursuing money than running their family affairs. This gives the children the leeway to join bad companies,” he added.

Bassey urged community leaders and other stakeholders to always avail the command of useful information that could help in riding the state of cult and criminal activities.

He assured informants that their identity would be treated with “uttermost confidentiality.”