MAKURDI — In a bold crackdown on cultism and crime, the Benue State Police Command has arrested 22 suspected cultists and criminals during a late-night raid in the Wadata axis of Makurdi.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation, which began around 10:30 p.m. on April 9 and stretched into the early hours of the next day, targeted known criminal flashpoints and cultist enclaves.
The sweeping raid, part of the command’s intensified efforts to dismantle cult networks in the area, saw officers comb through black spots and suspected hideouts.
All 22 suspects are currently in custody and undergoing interrogation, as police pledge to sustain the momentum against criminal elements threatening peace in the state.
Zagazola Makama
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