About 12 suspected members of a cult, Norsemen, have been arrested by the police for allegedly terrorising residents of Apo District, Abuja. The men have now been detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, including a locally-fabricated rifle, three cutlasses, and a knife.
According to Punch, the arrested men confessed that they were members of Norsemen, with each of them giving different reasons for joining the group. A suspect, Fidelis Ogabor, said he was compelled to join the group as a precondition for a N200,000 business loan he needed to set up a hair salon.
He stated that he lost his job as a supervisor in a factory and approached one William for assistance, but the latter insisted that he would help him only if he became a member of Norsemen.