Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested four suspected “Black Axe” members, a notorious cult group, during a cult initiation ceremony for new intakes.
The initiation was said to have taken place on the outskirts
of Bauchi, opposite the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University, Gubi Campus, along
Kano-Bauchi Road, on September 2, 2023, at midnight.
The suspects were identified as Eric Nuhu, 23, a 500-level
student of ATBU, Zaharaddeen Hassan, 19, a National Diploma One student of
Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Felix John, 24, a Higher National Diploma One
student of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi and Daniel Masaka of Karu Local
Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The command revealed these in a statement made available to
journalists by the Spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Friday.
Wakil said during interrogation, the first and second
suspects confessed to having been invited by one of their classmates named
Abbas Apeh ‘m’, a 500-level student of the same ATBU, and were initiated into
the cultism group.
He added that the third and fourth suspects confessed to
having been members of the cult group for a long time, adding that they were
invited by their group members to join the initiation event of the newcomers.
According to him, efforts are in top gear to arrest the
fleeing accomplices, after which the suspects will be charged to Court for
prosecution of the established offenses accordingly.
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