By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The Police have arrested two more suspected cultists over the killing of an undergraduate of the University of Benin on Monday.
The suspects were apprehended in a coordinated manhunt by the Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps.
The arrest is coming 24 hours after 12 suspects were arrested across the state for involvement in cult related activities, leading to the death of the undergraduate student, identified as Alexander.
Eno Ikoedem, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), of the Edo State Command in a statement, disclosed that the arrest of the suspects also led to the recovery of a gray Mercedes Benz SUV, belonging to a suspected cult leader, identified as Balogun Israel, who is currently at large.
The Commissioner Police, Edo State, CP Monday Agbonika, commended the joint team for their professionalism and swift actions. He assured that the command will sustain the crackdown on Cultism and violent crime across the state until everyone responsible for the killing of the UNIBEN undergraduate is arrested.
The UNIBEN student was shot and killed inside his car in front of the institution gate by masked gunmen. Three other students, said to be in his car during the shooting, sustained gunshot wounds.
