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Police Have Commenced House-To-House Cultists' Arrest - Edo CP
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#Nigeria Police Force #Benin #edo #Police ©June 9th, 2025 ®June 9, 2025 9:07 pm Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika has announced the commencement of house to house arrest of people suspected or identified as members of a secret cult group in the South South geopolitical state of Nigeria. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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edo state commissioner of police Monday
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Abonikica has announced the commencement
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of house-to-house arrest of people
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suspected or identified as members of a
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secret cult group in the south south
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geopolitical state of Nigeria the
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commissioner of police through the
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statement issued by the Edeto state
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police command spokesperson Moses Yamu a
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few days ago said that 28 persons were
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recently arrested during a raid in the
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state early this month and 19 of them
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were implicated as members of secret
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cult group and charged to court after
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what the state police command described
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as professional screening in the
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statement the police said "The Edeto
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State Command has sustained its fight
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against crime through visibility
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policing community engagements and
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sustained raids of criminal hideouts in
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the state on the 4th of June 2025
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between 1600 hours and 2,200 hours
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operatives of the command carried out
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raids of criminal hideouts within Benin
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City during the raids 28 persons were
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arrested and professionally screened
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where 19 of them found implicated were
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charged to court in continuation of its
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fight against cultism the command has
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commenced the house-to-house arrests of
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identified cult members in the state to
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ensure that cultism is either eliminated
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or brought to its barest minimum three
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suspects who were arrested from various
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locations have confessed to being
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members of the IA and A.E.A
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confraternities respectively they have
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been arraigned before the court
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accordingly on this note CP Monday
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Abodonica FDC expresses confidence that
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the general public would have no fear of
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crimes as he warned all cult members to
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either denounce cultism and turn a new
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leaf relocate from the state or face the
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full wroth of the law as contained in
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the Edeto state secret cult and other
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related activities prohibition law the
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command can be reached on the following
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lines control room
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0837646272
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0877773721 Public Complaints Bureau PCB
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0815099335 complaints response unit
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CRU81038992 meanwhile the Edeto state
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commissioner of police CP Monday
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Abonikica FDC on the 28th of May 2025
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summoned all area commanders PMF
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commanders DPOS tactical team commanders
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etc for a briefing at the police offices
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mess Benin city during the briefing the
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commissioner of police commended the
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officers for not relenting in the
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discharge of the duties as he attributed
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the successes recorded so far to their
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relentless efforts on the issue of
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unprofessional conduct the CP warned all
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officers to lecture their men against
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acts unbecoming of police officers
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noting that zero tolerance for
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unprofessionalism must be maintained on
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this note the command assures the public
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that it will continue to improve its
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service delivery with utmost
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professionalism Moses Yamu stated in a
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press release we have reported that the
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Edeto state governor Monday OP holo has
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called for more stakeholders supports
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and 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 Edo
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state has been at a loss of $1 billion
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every year with statistics according to
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the governor showing that the natives of
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Edo state top the list of the highest
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diaspora remittances in Nigeria but over
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95% of the natives divert the funds to
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other states to avoid secret cult
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violence in the state also known as the
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heartbeat of the nation we have reported
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that the Edeto state government led by
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Governor Mandre Obolo has issued an
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executive order blacklisting a
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government registered acclaimed
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socioultural organization the Neolack
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Movement NBM as a violent organization
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among those responsible for violent
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crimes of high rates of secret cult
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related homicide killings in the state
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and in a swift reaction the president of
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the neolack movement of Africa NBM
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Olarogun Kakor while speaking with a
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panel of presenters at Arise News
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television during the TV program accused
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the governor Monday of allegedly using
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members of the Black Axe Conraternity
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during his election adding that the
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governor never consulted with them to
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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 Black Axe
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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 the
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NBM president's statement large group of
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youths in Edo state led a solidarity
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protest matched to the Edeto state
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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 Kbaka who
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trended when he was interviewed about
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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 report that in apparent anger Edo
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state government under the leadership of
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Governor Mandebolo has issued a serious
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warning with a strong message sent to
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the president of the neol black movement
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of Africa NBM Olarogun that the Edo
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state government has started
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consultations to enable it take more
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appropriate legal action against the
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neolack 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 holarun sea
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kakor 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 confraternity aka which started with
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the killing of a physiootherapist simply
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identified as Alex and another
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individual at the University of Benin
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Teaching Hospital UBTHback Gate Boo in
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Benin with the Edeto state government
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led by Governor Monday Okeev Holo
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launching a retaliatory war against
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businesses and individuals allegedly
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aiding secret cult killings in the state
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thus sealed off at hotel plan to
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demolish the hotel owed by people's
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democratic party PDP chieftain honorable
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Matthew Idrawin who was the director
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general of Asuin Aier campaign
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organization in the last governorship
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election in the state on the ground that
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a particular secret cult group members
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gathered at the eterno hotel to plan
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their recent killings in the state and
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in addition the Edeto state governor
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also sealed off and marked a residential
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building for demolition also owned by a
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PDP chieftain Francis Anbani we started
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by raiding cultists in their known
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hideouts then we started by checking of
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the roads to see whether we can
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discourage the activities of cultists
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but now we have gone a step further we
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are now going after them in their homes
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we get their names we have their names
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so this is a message to all cies that
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think they can hibernate they can hide
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in their father's houses or wherever
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within bin city or in the hinterlands
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that we are coming after them we have
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their names we have their addresses
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who are connected bringing you the news
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in a more digital
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