Cult Members Arrested For Ogbaru Massacre: Incident Details To Know

Why Are Cult Members Arrested In Edo?

Seven cult members were arrested in Edo, Nigeria. 

According to NG Gossips, the names of the arrested cult members are Andrew Owhoyavwosa, 22, Joseph Meshak, 25, Osazee Solomon, 35, Godswill Obasohan, 25, Charles Odiase, 52, and Okoh Peter, 68.

The members were allegedly affiliated with two different cults currently active in Nigeria. They belonged to Eiye and Aiye cults but the details of each member are not available yet. 

The arrest came after the alleged members tried to flee a youth clubhouse in the Ekowe community and environs after spotting a routine patrol unit. The police gave them a tough chase and seven were apprehended. 

Six of the seven arrests were made in the Ekiadolor sector within the Ekowe community and one arrest was made on Igbe road in Auchi Etsako West LGA of the state on Friday, July 1, 2022. 

After the cult members were taken in control, police searched their unauthorized meeting spot and recovered two locally produced single-barrel weapons, one locally built single barrel gun that was trimmed to size, thirty-live cartridges, a first aid kit, kolanuts, eggs, cowries, a dead chicken, seven phones, and a cash payment of 37,000 Naira.

The operation was part of the operation to control and eliminate cult activities to control unnecessary killing and fear in the country. 

Ogbaru Massacre: What Happened?

A tragedy occurred in Nigeria in the name of the Ogbaru Massacre. 

According to reports from Afric Home, military personnel from Nigeria’s Navy and Army killed dozens of productive-age civilians in the Ogbaru towns of Anambra State.

The tragic incident which occurred on the night of Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and in the early hours of Wednesday, June 29, 2022, claimed the life of over 100 youth of the Ogbaru community according to various reports. 

The military started moving into the area in the evening of Tuesday, June 28, 2022, allegedly to take control of a gunman who was hiding in that area and had taken the village under siege and turned their guns toward innocent youths of the community. 

Over 20 vehicles loaded with weapons and ammunition were used to mobilize the soldiers from the Onitsha 302 Artillery Regiment and Ogbaru Naval Base. They started to fire on the helpless townspeople, mostly young men, at close range, killing a large number of them. They also injured and detained others who were later dubiously referred to as “ESN/IPOB hoodlums according to Punch. 

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