Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended seven suspected cultists over cult-related attacks in Ikot Osura, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state
The suspects believed to be members of the proscribed ” Ku Klux Klans’ confraternity were arrested with a human skull.
This was contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in Uyo on Monday.
John said the arrest followed a complaint received by a student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura on August, 25th 2025 that he was ambushed and attacked by members of the gang
She said that the victim, who had renounced his membership of the terror group, was unconscious after the attack, adding that his Redmi 13C Android phone and N41,000 in cash were stolen from him
The statement reads, ”On August 28, 2025, operatives of the command arrested seven suspects in connection with a cult-related assault, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm and human skull.
”The arrests followed a report received on August 25, 2025, from a student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, that he was ambushed and attacked with dangerous weapons along Ikot Osurua by members of a proscribed cult group known as the Ku Klux Klans Confraternity.
