15 Nigerian cultists arrested in Italy
The Italian police
which said that the Nigerian cultists had roots in Nigeria and have series of
international contacts in France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and other European
countries, also disclosed that they were arrested following a tip-off by a
disgruntled member of the group who was brutalised after violating some of cult
codes.
The statement partly
read;
“The 15 people
detained by order of the L’Aquila District Anti-Mafia Directorate are of
Nigerian nationality.
"All those
arrested belong to the “Pesha” cell which had its influence on the entire
Adriatic coastal area from Teramo to Ancona.
“The number of
crimes committed by members of the mafia organization is impressive: money
laundering and illegal financial intermediation towards Nigeria; trafficking in
young women sexually exploited along the Bonifica del Tronto road and subjected
to violence and harassment; drug supply; violent crimes against members of
other groups or punitive towards other compatriots.”
The suspects are
currently being detained at the police headquarters in Teramo and would be
prosecuted.
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