Jude Diugwu
The operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 18 suspects for allegedly involving in various crimes in the state.
Parading the suspects, the State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, said the suspects were arrested over alleged Kidnapping, cultism armed robbery, Illegal possession of firearms among other.
According to him, the rate of cultism is very worrisome in the state and that whoever found to be involved in it would be prosecuted no matter how highly place the person is in the society
He said police would not fold its hand and allowed criminal elements to hold the state ransom, adding that the police has the backing of the state government.
Edo state would be no go area for cultists to operate and as such parents should warn their children to desist from cultism, as any body caught in the name of any group would be delt with according to the law.
CP Adegboye, however admonished officers and men to imbibed the philosophy of democratic policing with the fear of God and love for the citizens at heart when performing their duties.
He listed the items recovered from the suspects to include one locally made single barrel and Pump-Action gun each, two locally made Cut-to-size pistol, one AK47 Rifle, six cartridges, one vehicle,police walkie talkie, Battle Axe, face mask, packet of Cigarette and Indian hemp.
He assured that the suspects would be charged to court
