The police in Imo State on Friday charged 16 undergraduates of the Federal Polytechnic , Nekede, Owerri , and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri , Imo State, for their alleged involvement in cult - related activities in the state.
In a statement on Saturday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem , stated that the suspected cultists were arrested on April 14 .
“In a renewed onslaught against the menace of cultism in Imo State, operatives of the state police command on April 14 , 2017 , arrested over 16 suspected cultists in a bush in Ihiagwa in the Owerri West Local Government Area . They are members of the Neo black movement of Africa confraternity. The suspects have been charged to court , accordingly ,” the statement read in part.
Enwerem said three live cartridges and expended SMG ammunition were recovered from the undergraduates .
The police spokesperson further said the new commissioner of police in the state, Chris Ezike, was committed to reducing cultism and criminal activities.
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