The Nigerian Army said it has carried out arrest and recovered assorted arms and ammunition in Oku Iboku, Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
In a statement issued and signed by Capt. Shuaib Umar, spokesman of the 2 Brigade Nigeria Army brigade and made available to journalists on Sunday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital says the arrest was made possible after the army conducted a successful raid on their hideouts.
The armed cultists, the report says, were hiding at Oku and Itu bridges which are located at the boundary between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States.
“During the raid, we arrested 17 cultists with assorted arms and ammunition including two G3 rifles, two pump action rifles, five locally made pump action rifles, and four G3 magazines.
“We also recovered 16 machetes, 125 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO, 223 live cartridges, among others.
“Also recovered were a pair of military camouflage uniform, a camouflage T shirt, camouflage singlet, a cardigan, 10 mobile phones, a bag of charms, a bag of clothes and one wrap of Indian hemp,” the statement said.
Also recovered were sums of money and 3 motor cycles.
However, the statement adds that the Brigade Commander, Maj Gen. Abdu Ibrahim, assured members of the public of its readiness to do everything within its powers and bounds for adequate protection against socially undesirable elements operating in the area.
“We shall do everything possible to rid the area of such irritants, but our success will depend on the support we get from members of the people; everyone must be ready to report any form of crime to us,” he said.
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