Aladja Community Vigilante arrests three cultists

 The Aladja Community Vigilante in Udu local government area have arrested three suspected cultists on rampage, while seven others escaped, Our Senior Correspondent reports.

Fresh Angle gathered that two rival cult groups (Aye and Bagger) had a clash in the community which resulted in a shoot out, matcheting, stealing and maiming of innocent citizens. 

When the Aladja Community Vigilante who were on a routine patrol stormed the scene, they quelled the clash between the rival cult groups and arrested one Believe, Ejaeta Ayoro and Onomigunranye Pienpien popularly known as Gboko, while others such as Ambrose Osiobe, Onos Shefoh Chicago, Ideh Ayoro, Friday Mugagan, Daniel Okolobah alias Jomapeh, Okoloko Gbidibri and a host of others escaped.

The Aladja Community Vigilante which has vowed to make the community uncomfortable for cultists and other criminal elements expressed sadness that "suspected high profile criminals and cultists like Ekugbe Kingsley Umukoro arrested by them and handed over to the police are being left off the hook by the police without facing trial".

Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports say the Transition Committee Chairman of Udu local government area, Mr. Raymond Edijala has allegedly influenced the release of his nephew, Ekugbe Kingsley Umukoro with the sum of one million naira as bail from the State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Asaba, while the Udu local government area Vigilante Commander, Hon. Prosper Erhihonjare has also been released for an unspecified sum.

Fresh Angle gathered from impeccable sources that the various communities in Udu local government area have vowed to protest the release of Ekugbe Kingsley Umukoro whom they described as an “assassin, cultist, killer and armed robber”.

One of the vigilantes who spoke to Fresh Angle on condition of anonymity said “if Ekugbe Kingsley Umukoro who is a known cultist, assassin and a social misfit could be set free by the police without standing trial for all the crimes he has committed just because his uncle, Raymond Edijala is a Transition Committee Chairman, then the lives and safety of indigenes and residents in Udu local government area are at risk". He added, "David Ukirhe is suffering in Warri Prisons for good job, while a suspected criminal like Ekugbe has just been set free.”

Udu Communities’ Vigilantes Forum has called on the Police High Command in Delta State to prosecute all suspected cultists and criminals handed over to them.

As at the time of filing this report, the Transition Committee Chairman of Udu Local Government Area, Mr. Raymond Edijala could not be reached to comment on the allegation, as all attempts to reach him through his Personal Assistant, Saturday Moforye were futile.

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