Police Arrest 14 JSS Students Suspected To Be Cultists

The Nigerian police, Edo State division have
arrested 14 Junior Secondary School students
over their alleged involvement in cult-related
activities in Benin, the state capital.
Punch reports that the students, aged between
12 and 15, were nabbed when a crack team of
policemen stormed Oguola Secondary School at
Saint Saviour in Ikpoba Okha Local Government
Area of the state recently.

According to a source in the school, eight of the
suspects were apprehended at flash spots within
the school compound.

Their arrest prompted the police to conduct a
search on some students in the classrooms,
where items believed to be emblems of
notorious cult groups were recovered from
them.

It was also learnt that reports made against the
students by some parents may have been
responsible for the arrest.

However, the Principal of school has appealed to
the police command to release those found to
be innocent at the end of their investigations.
Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Stephen Onwochei, on the arrest
were unsuccessful.

It was, learnt that 14 suspects were undergoing
questioning at the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Benin.