11 Ambrose Alli Students Arrested -READ WHY
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Aug 25, 2022
11 Ambrose Alli University Students have been arrested by the police over their involvement in some criminal activities such as, cultism and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.
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The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this to newsmen. According to him, the suspects were arrested in July across different locations in Ekpoma by the force' Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
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He added that their arrest followed "credible intelligence on activities of cult groups in the areaÔÇØ. He mentioned that during the investigation, the suspects confessed to being members of a secret cult, the Black Axe confraternity.
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Adejobi added that items recovered from the suspects include: two AK47 riffles, three pump action short guns, one locally made pistol, two AK47 magazines, and 22 live rounds of AK47 ammunition. Others are 17 rounds of K2 live ammunition and three live cartridges.
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