557 cultists accept peace, surrender weapons to Police in Rivers
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By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt
Over 557 cultists in Rivers State have accepted peace and surrendered their weapons to the police in the state
The cultists, who are members of different cult groups in Bodo and other communities in Gokana Local Government Area of the state said the decision was for the interest of peace.
The arms submission was the conclusion of a disarmament exercise and a special delivery session at the St. Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Bodo community that commenced in the area earlier this month
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Speaking, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Joseph Mukan, said the arms retrieval was jointly carried by the security agencies, adding that the repentant cultists would be closely monitored to ascertain their honesty.