Ndi Imo | 7 killed in Cult Related Activities in Imo- Police
7 killed in Cult Related Activities in Imo- Police
The Imo State Police Command has acknowledged the killing of 7 persons in a cult related cult activities in Mmaahu Community in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.
The State Forces Public Relations Officer, CSP Michael Abattam, made this known in a press release on Wednesday, 9th of February 2022.
The statement reads in bits, "On 08/02/2022 at about 2200 hours, one "Ossy," led about twenty armed men with their faces masked to Mmaahu Community in Ohaji Egbema LGA of Imo State, went to the following identified persons houses namely ; Charles Mgbarahor, Funky Anane, Charity Nwachukwu, Edeme Okoro, Isaac Ojenya , Ndubuisi Nwabusi, and Junior Ifeyinwoke , shot and killed them .
"The Divisional Police Officer on receipt of this information immediately, mobilised his men and other patrol teams to the area, on arrival at the scene, the hoodlums have deserted the place , leaving seven persons dead".
He said that the suspect is an escapee from the jail break in Imo State last year, and that the persons killed are of rivalry cult groups "Preliminary investigation, revealed that the killing has elements of cultism. And that "Ossy" is an escapee from Imo Correctional Centre Owerri who is reasonably to to a cult group known as "De- Gbam". While the persons killed are suspected to belong to another cult group known as "De- Well".
CSP Abattam noted that more police units have been deployed to the community and called for calm, "Meanwhile, the command has deployed additional tactical units to the community to support the operation of the Egbema Police Division and Area Command to forestall a repraisal attack.
"The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini, psc while calling for calm in the community, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police incharge State Intelligence investigation Department ( SCID ) to immediately, commenced a discreet investigation with a mandate to fish out the perpetrators behind this dastardly act".
