Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The Osun State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists following a violent confrontation in Ede North Local Government Area, recovering a locally made firearm, a battle axe and suspected charms in separate operations.

The command's spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo, explaining that the arrests followed a distress report about suspected cult activities on Laoye Street.

According to Ojelabi, the police received information at about 12:30 p.m. on October 19 that suspected rival cult members were attacking one another, creating tension and posing a threat to residents.

He said detectives dispatched to the location came under attack, with the suspected...