By Emmanuel Abi Couson
The Rivers State Police command has arrested two notorious cult leaders allegedly involved in kidnapping and murder of the Community Development Committee Chairman of Kereken-Boue in the Khana Local Government Area
The police paraded the suspects among others during a maiden media briefing of the new Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu.
He warned criminal elements in the state to steer clear or be ready to face the full weight of the law.
CP, Tunji Disu said the two suspects kidnapped and buried alive the former of the local government after collecting N200,000 from his wife .
The cultists were paraded alongside other 15 suspects before journalists at the Rivers state police command.
According to the Rivers state police command, the kidnappers masterminded the abduction of Praise Daakian, a former chairman in the Kereken-Boue, Khana local government area of Rivers state, and allegedly buried him alive.
“After a series of interrogations, the duo confessed to being leaders of Iceland and Degbam cult groups in Khana lga, respectively and have been terrorising the area for the past three years.” Disu added:.
“The duo also confessed to murdering nine other victims from 2021 to 2023 “” According to the CP.
