One Arrested As Police Foil Planned Cult Clash In Anambra Community

A 25-year-old suspect, Maduka Okoye, has been arrested by the Anti Cult unit of the Anambra State Police Command during a foiled planned cult clash in Abagana community, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
 
Spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, January 26, 2026, said three expended cartridges were recovered at the shooting scene.
 
The PPRO added that the suspect, who confessed to being a member of Baggars Confraternity, is assisting the police in their effort to arrest members of the rival cult members.
 
“Operatives of the Anti Cult unit of the Anambra State Police Command stationed at Enugwu-Ukwu, acting on credible information yesterday 25th January 2025 by 1.30 pm arrested one Maduka Okoye aged 25 years of Abagana. The team also recovered three expended cartridges of a pump action gun at a shooting scene in Ezichike Community of Abagana,” the statement read.
 
"The suspect, Maduka Okoye, confessed to being a member of Baggars Confraternity and said that he was in a beer parlour drinking with his friend in the area when they came under attack by members of the rival cult group identified as Axe Men Confraternity.
 
“Meanwhile, the Police responded swiftly and restored calm in the area. The suspect is currently assisting the Police Operatives in an ongoing operation for the possible arrest of the fleeing gang members and already identified members of the rival cult members, especially those actively involved in the shooting."