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Alleged Cultist Arrested At Benin Airport Trying To Flee After Killing 3
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#Nigeria Police Force #Auchi #Benin #edo #Police ©July 4th, 2025 ®July 5, 2025 1:40 pm Operatives of the Edo State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Bello Salami at the Benin Airport renamed as Oba Akenzua II Airport while the suspected member of Maphite secret cult group was trying to flee the state after he was allegedly involved in the killing of three persons said to be members of the state vigilante group in the ongoing rising cult war in Edo State where many people have been killed in recent weeks in areas like Auchi and Benin City, the state capital. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Operatives of the Edeto State Police
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Command of the Nigeria Police Force have
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arrested one Bellow Salami at the Benin
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airport renamed as Oberour 2 airport
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while the suspected member of MafI
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secret cult group was trying to flee the
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state after he was allegedly involved in
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the killing of three persons said to be
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members of the state vigilante group in
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the ongoing rising cult war in Edeto
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state where many people have been killed
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in recent weeks in areas like Aouchi and
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Benin city, the state capital. According
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to the Edeto State Police Command in a
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statement issued and made available by
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the command spokesperson Moses Yamu on
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Thursday evening, the fight against
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cultism and other heinous crimes in
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Edeto state and the bid to restore
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confidence in the public has been
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further demonstrated by the Edo State
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Police Command with the recent successes
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recorded across the state, especially
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with the arrest of one Bellow Salami, 33
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years, member of the Mafite
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confraternity who was fingered in the
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recent killing of three vigilante
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members along Wire Road in Benin City.
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The suspect, a confessed mafi, was
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arrested on the 28th of June 2025 at
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about 10:00 hours at the Benin airport
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while attempting to flee the state. In
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another development, on the 26th of June
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2025, at about 1,500 hours, while acting
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on credible intelligence, operatives of
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the Aduawa division arrested the duo of
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Abdulahi Arya, 18 years, and Moses
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Humphrey, 25 years, all members of the
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Vikings confraternity.
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On the same date at about 1,800 hours,
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operatives of the south ibe division
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arrested one Ahmed Hakee, 23 years, a
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member of the AA confraternity.
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Further investigation led to the arrest
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of Williams Kyod 25 years, David
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Sylvester, 21 years, Oshoku
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22 years. Emanuel Monday 27 years, and
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Daniel Ahishoga 21 years. All residents
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of South Hibby in Etso West local
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government area as well as the recovery
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of one shotgun, four life cartridges,
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two battle axes, one cutless, a bunker
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of ICE, an elicit drug in their
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possession. All of them have confessed
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to being members of the AANO fraternity.
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Similarly, operatives of Arua division
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led by the DPO acting on actionable
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intelligence arrested one agel
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29 years of Ehokuikoma at Adumbo Arua
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with a cut to size shotgun and two live
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cartridges. Efforts are ongoing to
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apprehend one Odian Oigel and two others
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now at large who are also members of the
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AANO fraternity. In the same vein, on
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the 28th of June 2025, operatives of the
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EPO area command tracked and arrested
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one itcherian, 22 years, at a hotel in
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Ecom through credible information. Upon
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immediate search of his vehicle, an
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unregistered ashcolored Lexus RX 350,
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one fabricated pistol with two live
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cartridges were recovered. The suspect
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confessed to be the Essen area zonal
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leader that is number one of neolack
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movement NBM aka black ax confraternity.
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While on the 29th of June 2025 at
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about500 hours operatives of the Jatu
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division raided a flash point along Ibby
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road and arrested one Hamza Omaru 27
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years of Ikabigbo community. The
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suspects have confessed to being members
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of the Vikings confraternity. On the
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same note, operatives of AI division
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intercepted and arrested Emanuel Wood,
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27 years, Khalifa Kabir, 24 years, and
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Asheru Ahmed, 22 years, all of various
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locations in AI in possession of a JoJ
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Magnum pump action with breach number 23
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YT000083.
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The trio disguised as iron scraps
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scavengers with the firearm concealed in
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like manner. Lastly, today the 1st of
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July 2025 at about 1:30 hours, the home
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of one Jerry Ora male 15 years at number
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six, a Winandown Street off Major Road
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in the Magba community was raided based
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on credible information. Upon search of
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his house and premises, one automatic
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doublebarrel shotgun with 10 life
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cartridges and one face cap bearing icon
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fraternity logo were recovered from him.
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The suspect has been taken into custody
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for further investigation. All suspects
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would be arraigned before the court as
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soon as investigations are concluded. On
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this note, the commissioner of police CP
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Monday Abonika FDC reassures the general
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public that the command remains resolute
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in the sustained fight against cultism
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while calling on the good people of
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Edeto state to go about their lawful
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businesses and never hesitate to report
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any suspicious activities around them to
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the police. The police stated, "We have
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reported that the policemen in Edeto
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state of Nigeria have arrested seven
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persons suspected to be members of a
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secret cult group while the suspects
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were in the act trying to kill a
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commercial motorcycle driver, also known
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as a Carter rider at Sapili Road access
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in Benin City. We have reported that the
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Edeto state commissioner of police
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Monday Abonya has announced the
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commencement of house-to-house arrest of
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people suspected or identified as
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members of a secret cult group in the
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south south geopolitical state of
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Nigeria. We have reported that the Edeto
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state governor Monday OP holo has called
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for more stakeholders supports and
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actions towards ending secret cult
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related killings and other organized
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violent crimes in the state stating that
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the aged long secret cult war in the
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south south state of Nigeria has driven
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away a lot of investors and as such
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Edeto state has been at a loss of $1
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billion every year with statistics
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according to the governor showing that
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the natives of Edeto state top the list
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of the highest diaspora remittances in
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Nigeria. But over 95% of the natives
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divert the funds to other states to
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avoid secret cult violence in the state
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also known as the heartbeat of the
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nation. We had reported that the Edo
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state government led by Governor Monday
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Ape Holo has issued an executive order
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blacklisting a government registered
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acclaimed socioultural organization, the
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Neolack Movement, NBM, as a violent
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organization among those responsible for
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violent crimes of high rates of secret
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cult.
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And in a swift reaction, the president
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of the neol black movement of Africa,
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NBM, Olaroguna Kakor, while speaking
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with a panel of presenters at Arise News
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television during the TV program,
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accused the governor Monday of allegedly
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using members of the Black Axe
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Conraternity during his election, adding
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that the governor never consulted with
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them to know if members of Black Axe
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Conraternity are also members of the
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Neolack Movement, saying the governor is
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now attacking NBM because of Blackax,
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stressing that Black Confraternity is a
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criminal organization, insisting that
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members of the Confraternity are never
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members of the NBM. And shortly after
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the NBM president's statement, large
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group of youths in Edeto state led a
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solidarity protest matched to the Edeto
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state government house in Benin City to
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express their support and willingness to
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defend the government policies and
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actions to stop the massive destructions
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of lives and creation of young widows
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and high rates of fatherless children in
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the state due to secret cult activities.
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This assessments of some of the
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pro-govern policy protesters indicated
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that some of them are people who may
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have identified themselves in the past
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as members of the neolack movement and
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they also appeared to be people very
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loyal to one of the prominent leaders of
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the NBM. Anthony Arden aka Tony Kvaka
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who trended when he was interviewed
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about the activities of the NBM in a BBC
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documentary published by the British
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Broadcasting Service some years back. We
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had reported that in apparent anger, Edo
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state government under the leadership of
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Governor Mand Pavolo has issued a
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serious warning with a strong message
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sent to the president of the neolack
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movement of Africa, NBM, Olarogunakor,
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that the Edeto state government has
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started consultations to enable it take
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more appropriate legal action against
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the neolac movement. saying the
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international headquarters or
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secretariat of the movement situated at
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a magba area in Benin city that was
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demolished last month by the state
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government has been an enclave used for
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planning and execution of secret cult
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related killings by members of the
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neolack movement. The governor also
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referred to and described as black axe
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secret cult probably expressing more
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anger that the leadership and members of
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the neolack movement had the courage to
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come out publicly to identify themselves
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with the demolished building. The
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governor said they will be made to face
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prosecution. This the national president
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of the neolack movement Olarogunakor
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while speaking in reaction to the
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demolished building on arise news TV
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program said the movement is not black
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axe emphasizing that black axe is a
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criminal organization while the neolack
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movement is a social cultural
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organization that promote and engage in
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humanitarian services. It would be
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recalled that we had reported that the
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Edeto State Police Command of Nigeria
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Police Force has confirmed the arrest of
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95 persons in connection with the
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killing of more than 15 people between
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April 25th, 2025 and now in the renewed
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deadly and bloody apparent supremacy
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secret cult war in the state among
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members of the Black Axe Conraternity
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aka a mafite confraternity aka great men
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and I confraternity aka which started
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with the killing of a physiootherapist
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simply identified as Alex and another
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individual at the University of Benin
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Teaching Hospital UBTHback Gate Bubo in
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Benin with the Edeto state government
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led by Governor Monday Ovolo launching a
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retaliatory war against businesses and
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individuals allegedly aiding secret cult
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killings in the state thus sealed off at
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hotel plan to demolish the hotel owed by
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people's democratic party PD PDP
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chieftain, honorable Matthew Ida
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Akenwan, who was the director general of
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Asan Aier campaign organization in the
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last governorship election in the state
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on the ground that a particular secret
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cult group members gathered at the
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eterno hotel to plan their recent
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killings in the state. And in addition,
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the Edeto state governor also sealed off
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and marked a residential building for
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demolition also owed by a PDP chieftain
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Francis Anbani.
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