Anambra State Police Command has so far arraigned thirty-three suspected cultists for sundry criminal charges in the wake of a new crackdown ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderemi Adeoye.
The suspected cultists who were arraigned in two batches of Nine and Twenty-Four were charged with membership of unlawful societies, unlawful possession of firearms, Unlawful possession and use of hard drugs and other psychotropic substances.
Several suspects are still being held in custody and investigation into various murders committed by suspected cultists still ongoing.
The Commissioner of Police Mr. Adeoye reiterated his stand that there will be no sacred cow in the new offensive against cultists. He said the Command will never compromise the ongoing investigation and any one indicted by evidence will be brought to book no matter how highly placed.
Similarly, Anambra State Police Command has secured conviction of the two robbers arrested on the second Niger Bridge weeks ago.
A release signed by the Police Public Relation Officer, Anambra State, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said the robbers who were arrested with two daggers and five sim cards removed from phones of their victims pleaded guilty when arraigned in court.
It is said that in compliance with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderemi Adeoye, detectives worked on the sim cards and traced two of the victims one of whom is a lawyer.
It is said that victims cooperated with investigation and evidence gathered was presented before the court.
According to the release, both accused persons were sentenced to five years jail term each on each of the first two counts and three years’ imprisonment for the third count.
The sentences which are without option of fine are to run concurrently.
The convicts have been remanded to Onitsha Correctional Centre to serve their jail terms.
The Commissioner of Police advised youths to learn lesson from this conviction and shun crime in order not to jeopardize their future.
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