Police arrest 9 over cultism, kidnappings in Bayelsa

After five months of killings by rival cult gangs, police operatives in Bayelsa State have arrested nine persons in connection with various crimes, including cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and murder. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Francis Idu, who announced the arrest yesterday while speaking with newsmen at the command’s […]

After five months of killings by rival cult gangs, police operatives in Bayelsa State have arrested nine persons in connection with various crimes, including cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms and murder.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Francis Idu, who announced the arrest yesterday while speaking with newsmen at the command’s headquarters at Ovom, Yenagoa, also confirmed that the killing of a notorious cult leader, Olotu WanemiOmubo, last week was carried out by members of the Bobos group in an intra-cult war with the aim of profiting from a new leadership.

Daily Trust recalled that since last December, there has been a killing spree in the state by rival cult groups fighting for the control of the state transport terminal at Igbogene, where about 15 young persons have been killed.

Idu also disclosed that a member of the notorious Island cult group, David Ngo, a 36-year-old native of Brass Local Government Area was arrested over the alleged stabbing to death of one Goodwill Ovuru at Agudama-Ekpetiama on April 16, 2025.

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He said at Onopa community in Yenagoa Local Government, one Monday Daniel, 28-year-old was arrested by the police over alleged armed robbery attack on one Amarachi Emeachi at her residence around Revenue House Onopa, explaining that a group of four men, armed with guns, disposed her of her Redmi prone valued at N180,000.”