The Cross Rivers State Police Command,on Wednesday recovered three fresh human skulls from 55 cultists paraded at the Command headquarters in Calabar.
Speaking to newsmen, the State Police Commissioner, Abdulkadir Jimoh, said,” On Monday,I got information that suspected cultists were driving dangerously,hoisting the black and red flag disturbing the peace along Goodluck Jonathan Road and driving towards 8miles .They were seriously pursued and intercepted at 8miles.”
” When they were arrested and brought to my headquarters,we have 51 of them in number.forty six are males and five are females.The suspects confessed to be cultists from Akpabuyo local government enroute to Akwa Ibom.”
“Upon searching them,three fresh human skulls were recovered from their masquerade regalia.Two Hiace buses,two motorcycles,five matchetes and three red flags with human skulls drawn on them were recovered from them.”
“They all confessed to being members of Nnabor Confraternity and they were the people responsible for the series of Kidnappings and other vices in Akpabuyo local government and by extension some parts of Calabar Municipality.”
” The Command will undertake a forensic analysis of the skulls to determine whether they belong to some of these people that have been declared missing or some of the victims they have killed in heinous crimes They have been profiled and they will face the wrath of law” he said.
According to the Police Boss, the security architecture of the Command has been rejigged for effective service delivery which he noted was yielding harvest of criminals.
