Police arrest four students during cult initiation in Bauchi

<p>Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested four suspected “Black Axe” members, a notorious cult group, during a cult initiation ceremony for new intakes.</p>, <p>The initiation was said to have taken place on the outskirts of Bauchi, opposite the Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University, Gubi Campus, along Kano-Bauchi Road, on September 2, 2023, at midnight.</p>, <p>The suspects were identified as Eric Nuhu, 23, a 500-level student of ATBU, Zaharaddeen Hassan, 19, a National Diploma One student of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Felix John, 24, a Higher National Diploma One student of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi and Daniel Masaka of Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.</p>, <p>The command revealed these in a statement made available to journalists by the Spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, on Friday.</p>, <p>Wakil said during interrogation, the first and second suspects confessed to having been invited by one of their classmates named Abbas Apeh ‘m’, a 500-level student of the same ATBU, and were initiated into the cultism group.</p>, <p>He added that the third and fourth suspects confessed to having been members of the cult group for a long time, adding that they were invited by their group members to join the initiation event of the newcomers.</p>, <p>According to him, efforts are in top gear to arrest the fleeing accomplices, after which the suspects will be charged to Court for prosecution of the established offenses accordingly.</p>