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The Egbeda Police Division, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, has arrested a suspected cultist over the violence that rocked the area during the presidential election held last weekend.

The violence led to the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs. Ruth Osah, and one Mark Orduize, a member of a local vigilante group known as EMOLVIS .

It was gathered that the suspected cultist known as ‘Cross and die’ was arrested on Wednesday following a credible intelligence report.

The suspect is currently being detained at the Egbeda Police Division.

It was learnt that the suspect said to be a repentant cultist allegedly went back to his old ways by recruiting armed men for nefarious activities in the community.

The vigilante group, EMOLVIS, went in search of the repentant cultist when one of the vigilante members accidentally shot the pregnant woman.