The arrested cult members paraded in Abuja
Here is fresh news which reveal that about 12 devilish suspected members of a cult, Norsemen, have been arrested
by the Nigerian police for allegedly terrorising and causing mayhem to residents of Apo District,
Abuja. The men have now been detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad,
including a locally-fabricated rifle, three cutlasses and a knife.
The current news trending according to reporters, the arrested men confessed that they were
members of Norsemen, with each of them giving different reasons for
joining the group. A suspect, Fidelis Ogabor, said he was compelled to
join the group as a precondition for a N200,000 business loan he needed
to set up a hair salon.
Report gathered disclose that he stated that he lost his job as a supervisor in a factory and
approached one William for assistance, but the latter insisted that he
would help him only if he became a member of Norsemen.
While filing report, Ogabor explained that William gave him the loan after joining the
group, but noted that the cult kingpin mobilised some members to beat
him up over his inability to settle the outstanding balance of N177,000.
He said, “William lent me the money after I joined Norsemen. I
have paid him N23,000, but he kept pestering me for the balance because
some of the people working for me told him that I had money and did not
want to pay him.
“On October 9, 2016, William sent two guys and I went with them
to Wumba community where I met him with some other guys. They beat me
with cutlasses and inflicted injuries on my hand, but when they heard
gunshots from policemen, they ran away and I was able to escape. I went
to a clinic to treat myself, but the police came to my shop and arrested
me.”
Confessing, a laundryman, Kenneth Edmond, said the rifle was found
in his house, but denied that it belonged to him. He explained that the
weapon was given to him for safekeeping by another cult member,
identified as Bullion.
“Bullion came to my house and as we were chatting, his
girlfriend called him on the telephone. So, he asked me to keep the gun
for him because he was afraid that he may run into policemen. I hid the
gun somewhere in the house, but the police searched my house the next
morning and discovered the gun,” he said.
Ikechukwu Ugwu, who operated a drinking joint, explained that he
was forced to join the cult on account of the members’ constant
harassment and extortion.
It is observe that the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, stated
that since the arrest of the cultists, residents of Apo District now
felt safe and secure, adding that detectives were on the trail of
William and Bullion.
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