The police in Kebbi State have arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Yunusa Haruna, for allegedly stabbed his elder brother, Isiyaku Haruna, with a knife on the chest, while the police in Delta State arrested a cult leader, Prosper Akeni.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known in a statement on Friday.
On the Kebbi stabbing incident, the statement said the crime happened at Bakin Turu Village in Shanga Local Government Area of the state, while the suspect was arrested on December 31, 2024, at 8:00pm.
Also, the police another suspect, Abubakar Ummar, was arrested at Zuru Village on January, 8, 2025, for fatally stabbing Mohammed Bala, during an argument.
In the Delta incident, ACP Adejobi, disclosed that police operatives acting upon credible intelligence raided an apartment in Warri, belonging to a notorious Eiye Confraternity member, Prosper Akeni, aged 32.
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The police described the suspect as a hit man for the cult group. Recovered in the home of the suspect are an English revolver pistol, a Berretta pistol, two locally made double barrel guns, two locally made single barrel guns, a locally made revolver pistol, a locally made single barrel pistol and 25 rounds of ammunition.
“The suspect confessed the guns recovered belonged to his cult group and he was in custody of them as the number one man in the group.
“The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has commended the operatives for these milestone achievements in the fight against crime and criminality, and has charged police operatives to intensify efforts in ensuring sanctity is restored across the country.
“The inspector-general of police further encouraged members of the public to remain vigilant at all times and share useful information with the police in order to have a community-based policing system,” the statement added.
