The police in Delta have arrested seven suspected members of the Vikings confraternity, after they invaded the office of the Operation Safe Delta, a formation of the Delta State Police Command at Issele-Asaba area of the state capital.
Southern City News reports that the cult members stormed the police formation over the arrest of a member, who they allegedly attempted to help escape from police detention.
The report say the cultists were overpowered by policemen during the invasion on Monday night.
“The suspects stormed the OSD command office in four cars with over 15 members. But the police overpowered them and seven members of the cult were arrested during the incident,” it quoted a source as saying.
Hafiz Inuwa, the commissioner of police, on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of the seven suspects, adding that they confessed to being members of the Vikings confraternity.
“They invaded the command of Operation Safe Delta with the intent to rescue one of their members, but they were rounded up by our operatives. Seven of them were arrested,” Inuwa said.
The police boss said despite the confession of the suspects, an Asaba-based human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishi, claimed that the suspects are members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights.
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