Police arrest 2 Delta poly students over cultism

The police have arrested two students of the Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe, Oghara, in Ethiope West LGA over cultism.

City & Crime learnt that the two students, Ovoke Benedict (22) and Fredrick Urhoborume (23), are of the departments of computer science and business administration respectively.

The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspects were arrested in Otefe Ijomi community.

Edafe said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were suspected to be members of the Arrow Barger confraternity.

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He said items recovered from them were one locally made cut-to-size gun with six live cartridges.