Nigeria, June 23 -- The police in Enugu State say they have arrested seven male suspects over alleged armed robbery and cultism in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Mr Ndukwe, a superintendent of police, said the seven suspects were arrested in separate operations by security operatives in June.

Mr Ndukwe said that, between 15 and 20 June, a combined team of operatives from the SWAT and Octopus Tactical Squads of the police arrested a 39-year-old suspect, Chukwunonso Iloh.

He said the suspect was arrested within the period when the combined security operatives raided and identified black spots in Nkanu West and Enugu North Local Government Areas of the state.

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