Police kill cult leader, arrest two others in Anambra
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The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, said they have killed a suspected leader of a deadly cult group in Nkpor, a community in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said two members of the cult group were also arrested.
Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, said the incident happened on Tuesday when police operatives busted their hideout in the area.
The police spokesperson said the raid of the suspects’ hideout followed receipt of “credible intelligence.”
He gave the names of the suspects as Caleb Nwankwo, 22, Katchi Nwolisa 23, and Freedom Okechukwu, the leader, who was killed by the police.
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Frequently when the leader of a destructive cult dies the group disintegrates. Without a charismatic leader the groups lacks its defining element and driving force.