A 500-level student of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Eric Nuhu, male (23) has been arrested by operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command, for his alleged involvement in cultism.
He was arrested along with a Higher National Diploma 1 and National Diploma 1 students Felix John male (24) and Zaharaddeen Hassan, male (19) respectively and one Daniel Masaka of Karu LGA of Nasarawa State
The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, said the four suspects belong to a cult group known as “Black Axe” are now in the Police net.
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said during interrogation, two of the suspects confessed to have been invited to be initiated into the cult group while the remaining two have been members for a long time.
“On 3rd September, 2023 at about 5.00pm, Operatives of the Command acted on credible intelligence and arrested four suspected cult members namely; Eric Nuhu, male (23), a 500-level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi; Zaharaddeen Hassan, male (19) old, an ND 1 student of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi; Felix John, male (24), an HND 1 student of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, and Daniel Masaka of Karu LGA of Nasarawa State.
“During interrogation, the first (Eric Nuhu) and second (Zaharaddeen Hassan) suspects confessed to have been invited by one of their classmates named Abbas Apeh, male, a 500-level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, and were initiated into the cultism group on 2nd September, 2023 around midnight.
“The third and fourth suspects confessed to having been members of the cult group known as Black axe for a long time. They were invited by their group members to join the initiation event of the newcomers, which took place in an outskirt of Bauchi, opposite ATBU Gubi Campus, along Kano-Bauchi road”, he said.
The police spokesman, however, said efforts are on top gear to arrest the fleeing accomplices, after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution.
