Nigeria, July 6 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity and recovered hard drugs during a raid on an alleged cult hideout in Uyo.

The command also announced the arrest of a security guard accused of vandalising and stealing armoured electrical cables from a church and other facilities in a separate intelligence-led operation.

The police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

According to the police, operatives acting on intelligence stormed a residential building off Abak Road, Uyo, believed to be a hideout for cult activities and illicit drug abuse.

The suspects were identified as Dick Udofia, Emem Charles, and ...