Edo security outfit arrests 12 cultists in Benin crackdown

Edo security outfit arrests 12 cultists in Benin crackdown

Edo State Security Squad arrests 12 suspected cultists in Benin's Uzebu Quarters. Learn about the crackdown on cultism and drug trafficking in Edo.

Edo security squad arrests 12 suspected cultists, dismantles alleged criminal hideout in Benin

Operatives of the Edo State Special Security Squad (ESSS) have arrested 12 suspected cultists during a raid on a location identified as a major hub for cult-related activities and illicit drug trafficking in Benin City. The operation, carried out in the Asoro Hill area of Uzebu Quarters along Ekenwan Road, forms part of the Edo State Government’s intensified crackdown on cultism, drug abuse and other violent crimes across the state. Speaking aft…