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edo state commissioner of police Monday
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Abonikica has announced the commencement
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of house-to-house arrest of people
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suspected or identified as members of a
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secret cult group in the south south
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geopolitical state of Nigeria the
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commissioner of police through the
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statement issued by the Edeto state
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police command spokesperson Moses Yamu a
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few days ago said that 28 persons were
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recently arrested during a raid in the
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state early this month and 19 of them
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were implicated as members of secret
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cult group and charged to court after
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what the state police command described
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as professional screening in the
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statement the police said "The Edeto
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State Command has sustained its fight
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against crime through visibility
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policing community engagements and
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sustained raids of criminal hideouts in
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the state on the 4th of June 2025
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between 1600 hours and 2,200 hours
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operatives of the command carried out
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raids of criminal hideouts within Benin
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City during the raids 28 persons were
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arrested and professionally screened
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where 19 of them found implicated were
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charged to court in continuation of its
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fight against cultism the command has
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commenced the house-to-house arrests of
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identified cult members in the state to
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ensure that cultism is either eliminated
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or brought to its barest minimum three
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suspects who were arrested from various
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locations have confessed to being
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members of the IA and A.E.A
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confraternities respectively they have
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been arraigned before the court
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accordingly on this note CP Monday
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Abonikica FDC expresses confidence that
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the general public would have no fear of
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crimes as he warned all cult members to
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either denounce cultism and turn a new
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leaf relocate from the state or face the
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full wroth of the law as contained in
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the Edeto state secret cult and other
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related activities prohibition law the
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command can be reached on the following
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0877773721 Public Complaints Bureau PCB
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0815099335 Complaints Response Unit
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CRU81038992 meanwhile the Edeto state
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commissioner of police CP Monday
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Abonikica FDC on the 28th of May 2025
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summoned all area commanders PMF
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commanders DPOS tactical team commanders
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etc for a briefing at the police offices
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mess Benin city during the briefing the
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commissioner of police commended the
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officers for not relenting in the
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discharge of the duties as he attributed
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the successes recorded so far to their
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relentless efforts on the issue of
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unprofessional conduct the CP warned all
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officers to lecture their men against
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acts unbecoming of police officers
