Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Security operatives in Akwa Ibom have apprehended five individuals suspected of being members of a cult and involved in armed robbery, following a recent incident in Abak Local Government Area.

This was made known in a press statement issued in Uyo on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Timfon John.

According to the statement obtained by The News Chronicle, the arrest followed a disturbing report from a man (identity withheld) who alleged that a group of armed men forcefully entered his room at a local guest house in Abak, dispossessed him of his belongings, and sexually assaulted his female companion on June 26.

Acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare, the police lau...