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Meantime, the police have launched an attack on cultists at Aladja community in Udu Local Government Area of the state and arrested 14 suspected cultists, who have been charged to court.
Spokesman of Delta State Police Command, Mr. Charles Muka, who confirmed the arrest of the suspects said: “They have all been remanded in Prisons in Warri.”
It was learnt that the cultists had terrorised the people, forcing many of them to flee to neighbouring towns.
However, on Wednesday, men of 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun, swooped on the community on a rescue mission.
Commander of the battalion, Lt. Col. Otu, told news men that he received a distress call that cultists had taken over Okurowe community and directed his men to go to the community and restore peace.
Our source said a gun battle ensued between the soldiers and cultists, when they got to the community and at the end of the crossfire, one of the cultists was gunned down, while others fled.
Lt. Col. Otu said two suspects were arrested during the raid, adding that soldiers would remain on ground in the community to ensure that peace reigns.
It was gathered that peace had returned to the community with the deployment of soldiers.
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