Police nab 2 undergraduates over cultism, recover pistol

Operatives of Operation Puff Adder in the Bayelsa State police command have arrested two students of the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Amassoma in Southern Ijaw Local Government, over cultism and unlawful possession of a revolver pistol.

The spokesman of the police in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, said the suspects, Joshua Daniel and Kelvin Are had already confessed to being members of Vikings Confraternity.

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He said, “The suspects, Joshua Daniel, 23, a 300-level student of Economics and Kevin Are, 21, a 200-level student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were arrested at Amassoma Jetty, on March 16, 2021 about 03:00am, in possession of a revolver pistol.

“They confessed to being members of the Vikings Confraternity. They will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation.”