The Anambra State Police Command, in a joint operation with local vigilante operatives, has arrested four suspected cultists following a violent clash at Nsugbe, Anambra East LGA.
On the 16th of September, 2025 armed miscreants suspected to be cultists were sighted attacking one another with cutlasses, broken bottles, daggers and other dangerous weapons behind Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe.
A swift response by combined Police/Vigilante team led to the arrest of the four suspects: Oyachonam Friday ‘M’, 26yrs,
Akachukwu Ekwenze ‘M’, 23yrs,
David Chukwuma ‘M’, 25yrs,
Eziolise Aloysius ‘M’, 23yrs
while others escaped into nearby bushes.
During the fracas, one of the suspects, David Chukwuma, sustained machete cuts and is currently responding to treatment for onward necessary action by the operatives in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Command Tochukwu IKENGA to thetentacles news com.ng
The suspects have all confessed to being members of the dreaded “AYES” confraternity.
The Case is under investigation, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing cultists.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu reassures Ndi Anambra that the Command remains relentless in its fight against cultism and other forms of violent crimes in the State.
