The operation, carried out on June 15, 2025, was based on intelligence reports, according to a statement released on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.
Ikenga stated that the raid, which occurred at about 9:30 a.m., led to the arrest of six male suspects aged between 20 and 30. Items recovered at the scene included a Jojef pump-action gun, twolive cartridges, two cutlasses, two scissors, a golden-colored Lexus SUV (registration number: ATN 202 AE), a cap bearing the insignia of the Supreme Vikings Confraternity, charms, suspected hard drugs, and other incriminating materials.
The arrested suspects have been identified as Nwadike Chibuike, Anierobi Precious, Raphael Ebube, Ezechi Benjamin, Okafor Chidera, and Chiema Okoye.
Ikenga noted that the suspects are currently undergoing interrogation to uncover more details about their operations. He emphasized the Command’s ongoing efforts to clamp down on cultism and its links to violent crime across the state, assuring that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
