Metro - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: May 4, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & Law

Police arrested 13 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. Two kidnappers were killed by troops during a rescue operation in Kogi State. A man was shot and macheted to death during a cult clash in Abeokuta, while a Fulani community leader was kidnapped in Plateau State with a ransom demand of 2 million naira.

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