The Digest:
The Imo State Police Command has arrested and detained three officers after a viral video showed them openly participating in alleged cult activities, chanting, shooting in the air, and wearing regalia linked to the Vikings secret society. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye confirmed the arrests and announced an orderly room trial would begin Monday, as advocacy group Naija Confra called for wider reforms to root out cultism within security agencies.
Key Points:
- Three police officers were arrested after a viral video showed them in cult-related activities.
- The officers were filmed chanting, shooting, and wearing Vikings cult group regalia in Owerri.
- They have been identified as Inspector Obinna Peter and Corporals Augustine Amaechi and Victor Ejikeme.
- An orderly room trial is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 21.
- Advocacy group Naija Confra exposed the incident and demanded institutional reform.
- Cultism is outlawed in Nigeria under the Criminal Code Act.
- The police condemned the officers’ “highly unprofessional” conduct.
Sources: Premium Times
