Nigeria, July 9 -- The police in Anambra State say they have arrested a dreaded cultist allegedly involved in a deadly attack in Oko, a community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that at least two persons were killed on 19 June when suspected cultists attacked residents of the Oko Community.

Apart from the deceased victims, four people were injured while the two others were abducted during the attack.

The two abducted victims were later released after ransom payment, according to the police.

Residents had told this newspaper that the attackers were suspected cultists who stormed the commun...