Police in Abuja have arrested 13 suspected members of Ayee and Arobaga confraternity cult groups.
The suspects according to the Police were responsible for terrorising Apo area of Abuja and its environs.
The Police in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah said the arrest was sequel to police intelligence report gathered after a recent violent clash between the two rival cult groups which recorded some casualties.
The suspects arrested by Police operatives from Apo Division in connection with the recent violent rival cult clash are: Nonso Nnaji, Chukwuebuka Charlse Okoye, Sunday Ogbodo, Peter Chinedu, Jude Ezeh, Agha Henry, Ndubisi John, Johnson Victor, Johnson Victor, Ikenna Ejike A.K.A Gorilla, Fredric Emeje, Micheal Omaliko, and Emeka Joseph.
Manzah said the suspects have been identified through credible police intelligence as the master-minds of most of the violent cult clash in the area.
The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Sadiq Bello has directed that the suspects be transferred to the Command Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for discreet investigation.
He also said that investigation was ongoing and the suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion.
Bello also advised parents and guardians to pay closer attention to the activities of their children and wards, especially the places they go and the kind of friends they keep.[NAN]