In a sustained effort to ensure a peaceful, safe, and credible forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, the Anambra State Police Command has arrested a notorious suspected cultist and political thug identified as Onyeaka Odogwu, aged 29 years.
The team also recovered two pump action guns, two English made double-barrel guns, three live cartridges, red cloth and regalia bearing cult insignia and three black caps as well as two red caps with inscriptions associated with the Vikings Confraternity.
The arrest was made on October 24, 2025, at about 11.30 am, following an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) in Enugu-Ukwu.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of the Vikings Confraternity and also linked himself to activities involving political thuggery.
Also, following his confession, the suspect in the early hours of October 26, 2025, led SPACS operatives to their armoury at Omor, where above mentioned exhibits were recovered.
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All recovered exhibits have been documented as evidence, while further investigations aimed at tracking and apprehending other gang members and associates mentioned by the suspect are currently ongoing.
This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga and made available to journalists in Awka, the state capital.
The Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, reaffirmed that the command will not allow cult groups, armed gangs, or political thugs to threaten the peace and electoral stability of the State.
He urged parents, community leaders and youth groups to discourage young people from being recruited into cult-related activities, while assuring Anambra citizens of enhanced security deployment across all the local government areas.
