Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- The Police Command in Delta State has arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms and 12 live cartridges during coordinated operations across four local government areas of the state.

The operations, conducted on Thursday, also led to the recovery of seven expended cartridges, suspected cult insignia, branded jackets and charms, according to a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday by the police spokesperson, Bright Edafe.

The statement said the arrests followed intelligence-led operations by the Department of Operations, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Command Anti-Cultism Unit in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe local government areas.

The Commissioner of Police, Samuel Erale, directed ope...