The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Sunday arrested 63 persons, suspected to be members of Black Axe a cult group.
DSP Etim Dickson, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, announced this while briefing newsmen in Uyo.
Dickson said that the suspected cult members were arrested during their initiation at Effoi village forest, near Eket.
The police image maker said that some of the items recovered from the cultists included two locally-made pistols, five live cartridges, two axes and two drums.
Other items were five black berets with ‘Aye’ insignia, three cars, one bus, two motorcycles, 10 cell phones and a container with substance suspected to be blood.
He said that all the suspects confessed to being members of Black Axe, adding that they would be charged to court soon.
Dicson said: “All the suspects will be charged to court.
“You know the activity of cult group is becoming too rampant.”
He appealed to members of the public to volunteer information about criminal activities in their area to the police for prompt action.
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