Photo: 21-year-old suspected cultist and murderer in Imogene

21-year-old Chinasa Oguamanam, pictured above, has been arrested by the Imo state police command for his alleged involvement in armed robbery, murder and cultism.

Parading the suspect before newsmen, the spokesperson of the command, Andrew Enwerem, disclosed that Chinasa was apprehended by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the state on August 23rd.

“On August 23, the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, while on surveillance patrol within the Owerri metropolis and acting on a tip-off, stormed a black spot at Oguamanam Street, Owerri. In the operation, the officers arrested one Chinasa Oguamanam, 21, a native of Umuonyeche village in the Owerri Municipal Area of Imo State. The suspect has confessed to belonging to a secret cult known as Vikings, aka Baggas.

He also confessed to the offence of armed robbery. According to his confessional statement, in 2012, himself and his group killed one Onyekachi on School Road among other crimes during secret cult clashes in Owerri. On August 18, 2018,  at gunpoint, the gang also attacked and robbed one Amadi Chinonso of the sum of N25,000, Zenith Bank ATM card, one Lenovo iPad valued at N70,000, National Identity Card and other valuables at Edede Street, Owerri. The victim has come to identify him as the one that robbed and inflicted injuries on his head at gunpoint.”

The police says he would be arraigned in court soon.