Nigerian Army arrests 17 cultists in Akwa Ibom

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– The Nigeria Army has arrested 17 cultists in Akwa Ibom state

– The cultists were arrested with assorted arms and ammunition in Oku Iboku, Itu local government area of the state

– This was due to a successful raid on the hideouts of the cultists

The 2 Brigade Nigeria Army says it has arrested 17 cultists with assorted arms and ammunition in Oku Iboku, Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom state.

A statement signed by Capain Shuaib Umar, spokesman of the brigade, and made available to journalists on Sunday, May 21 in Uyo, said that the arrest followed a successful raid on hideouts of armed cultists at Oku and Itu bridges.

The bridges are located at the boundary between Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.

The COAS, Major-General Tukur Buratai would be proud of the achievements of the 2 Brigade

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“During the raid, we arrested 17 cultists with assorted arms and ammunition including two G3 rifles, two pump action rifles, five locally made pump action rifles, and four G3 magazines.

“We also recovered 16 machetes, 125 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO, 223 live cartridges, among others.

“Also recovered were a pair of military camouflage uniform, a camouflage T shirt, camouflage singlet, a cardigan, 10 mobile phones, a bag of charms, a bag of clothes and one wrap of Indian hemp,” the statement said.

It further said that the army recovered N29,700 cash and three motorcycles.

The statement quoted Major General Abdu Ibrahim Hassan, the

brigade commander, as assuring members of the public of adequate protection against miscreants and cultists.

“We shall do everything possible to rid the area of such irritants, but our success will depend on the support we get from members of the people; everyone must be ready to report any form of crime to us,” he said. (NAN)

Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel would be grateful to the Army for clearing the state of cultists as he focuses on governance

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In a related development, the Nigerian Army has killed 13 Boko Haram terrorists in an operation that also led to the arrest of 10 others engaged in smuggling of supplies to the terrorists.

This was contained in a statement sent to journalists by the deputy director, public relations, 8 Task Force Division, who revealed that the operation was carried out on Saturday, May 20 around the fringes of Lake Chad.

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