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15 Black Axe Cult Members Meeting In Owerri Imo State Busted By Police, Leader Killed
June 30, 2015 – 15 Black Axe Cultists Having Meeting In Egbu Owerri Imo State Engage Police In Gunbattle During Raid, Leader Killed, Others Injured
Imo Police Command said several people were seriously injured during a raid on alleged cultists terrorising the people of Egbu in Owerri on Monday.
DCP Dave Akinremi made this known in a press briefing this morning at the command’s Headquarters in Owerri.
Akinremi said the suspects were arrested sequel to information that 15 members of the group were having a meeting near Egbu Girls Secondary School.
He said that upon receiving the information, operatives of the command immediately swung into action, leading to an exchange of gun fire.
Akinremi said that three of the suspects had gunshot wounds and were arrested while others escaped.
He said one Chimaobi Iheme (a.k.a Saka), identified as the head of the cult group, gave up the ghost while receiving treatment.
He said that the suspects arrested at the scene included Chinwekene Opara (25) and Tochukwu Amarikwa (24).
The DCP said the suspects have made useful statements and confessed to being members of a cult known as Neo Black Movement (a.k.a Black Axe).
One of the suspects, Amarikwa, who claimed to be an HND 1 student of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, confessed to newsmen that he was a member of the gang.
Mabuka Adu
June 30, 2015 at 7:24 PM
handsome boys
obi
July 1, 2015 at 4:20 AM
life sentence for all please.
Willane
July 1, 2015 at 11:18 AM
Aye mate.
IKENNA.
July 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM
HNMMMM”LIFE SENTENCE FOR ALL OF THEM PLEASE”DAT IS WAT MR OBI SAID AND THAT IS WHAT HE WISHES FOR THE BOYS.MR OBI IN YOUR IGNORANCE BE REMINDED THAT THESE BOYS RE NOT MURDERERS NOR ARMED RUBBERS OR TRESSURE LOOTERS THEY RE YONG NIGERIA UNDER GRADUATESWHO WERE PERHERBS BADLY INFLUENCED BY PAIR GROUPS,WHO RE NOT IN ANY WAY WORST THAN OUR POLITICIAN KIDS WHO RE SCHOOLIN IN ABROAD WITH WITH STOLEN MONEY FROM OUR TRESURERY.AND THEY RE NT WORST THAN THE MEMBERS OF THE SAID POLICE MEN WHO APPREHENDED THEM.IF I MAY ASK HOW MANY NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS,CORRUPT POLITICIANS AND ARMED ROBBRS VE BEEN PARADED BY THE NIG.POLICE FORCE IN SUCH A MANNER?IF U IVESTGATE U WILL SURPRISINGLY FIND OUT THAT THE ALLEGED GUN BATTLE WITH THE POLICE IS A COOKED STORY.YOU KNOW,I KNOW,THE NIG.POLICE FORCE KNOWS,WE ALL KNOW THE ANGLE OR POINT FROM WHICH WATER ENTERED THE WATER MELON.LET THE CLEANSING START FROM TOP.THEY RE RESPSPONSIBLE, EVEN FOR THE BOYS ACTION.IF WE TALK ABOUT LIFE INPRISONMENT LET IT BE FOR OUR CORRUPT GOVT. OFFICIALS INCLUDING CORRUPT POLICE OFFICERS WHO SEES RED AND CALLS IT BLACK .THESE BOYS HAS ADDED NOTHIN TO NIG. SORROWS AND TEARS,NO MATTER WAT THEY RE LABBELED AS OR PARADED FOR.
JOE
August 29, 2016 at 8:37 PM
Ikenna You are right. what is the diffrence between Black Axe, Eiye, Vikings, Pirates. Buccaneers And Ogboni and witches? i rehabilitate them and release them.