Police Recover Suspected Abandoned Vehicle & Arrest Suspected Cultists In Anambra 

CHUKA UBAH

The implementation of the 2026 rigid strategic operational positioning of the Anambra State Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc mnips PhD, for personnel to improve security and sustain Safety across the State, has started yielding positive development. This follows the recovery of a suspected stolen abandoned vehicle in Akuzo Nkpor and arrest of four suspected cultists terrorising Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area.

According to the PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in the early hours of 25th January 2025, Operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad attached to Obosi Sector in collaboration with a vigilante team from Akuzo Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, during their patrol accosted a green coloured Honda Pilot Jeep with registration number KSF 671 BG, suspiciously parked within the area.

A thorough search was conducted, during which blood stains were observed inside the vehicle. Consequently, the vehicle was recovered, and necessary inquiry is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

In another development, in the late evening of the same day, the Operatives acting on credible information arrested four suspected cultists in the Nkpor community. The suspects include, Hampo Chidiebere, male, 20 years, Chinonso Edeh, male, 22 years, Chinedu Agu, male, 21 years and Abuchi Anigbogu, male, 18 years respectively.

During interrogation, the suspects confessed to being members of the Barger Confraternity, a cult group alleged to be terrorising the Nkpor community and its environs.

To this end, the Operatives has intensified efforts aimed at arresting other members of the group and recovery of their operational weapons.

The Anambra State Police Command assures the public of its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property across the State.

Further updates will be provided as the investigations progress.