{"id":6601,"date":"2026-05-28T10:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=6601"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:21:53","slug":"police-arrest-two-cultists-in-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/police-arrest-two-cultists-in-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest two cultists in Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plateau State Police Command has arrested two men suspected to be members of the notorious Plateau State Police Command has arrested two men suspected to be members of the notorious Sara-Suka cult group that has been terroris that has been terrorising parts of Jos North Local Government Area of the state.<br \/><br \/>The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Alfred Alabo, who disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Jos on Wednesday, said operatives of the Command also recovered dangerous weapons and substances suspected to be hard drugs in separate operations aimed at dislodging criminal elements from the state.<br \/><br \/>Alabo said the raids on criminal hideouts were made following a directive by the Commissioner of Police, CP Bassey Ewah, aimed at tackling cultism and the abuse of illegal substances across the state.<br \/><br \/><br \/>According to Alabo, one of the arrested suspects, Adam Abdullahi, 18, a resident of Yen Siminti, Rikkos-Jos, was nabbed at Gengere area of Jos North while in possession of a double-edged knife, cult-related attire, and substances suspected to be Crystal Methamphetamine, popularly known as \u201cice\u201d.<br \/><br \/>\u201cIn a separate operation, operatives from Angwan Rogo Division arrested one Khalifa Yusuf, 20, of Angwan Rimi, Jos, at the 011 Prayer Ground opposite the University of Jos permanent site,\u201d Alabo said.<br \/><br \/>He added that a knife and some dry leaves suspected to be cannabis were recovered from the suspect.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe two suspects are currently in police custody and will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe Plateau State Police Command reiterates its commitment to rid the state of cultism and drug-related crimes, and urges residents to remain vigilant and provide timely, credible information to security agencies,\u201d the police spokesman said.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plateau State Police Command has arrested two men suspected to be members of the notorious Plateau State Police Command has arrested two men suspected to be members of the notorious Sara-Suka cult group that has been terroris that has been terrorising parts of Jos North Local Government Area of the state. 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