By Ayorinde Oluokun
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested one Favour Izunna, a.k.a. Njoku an alleged member of a dreaded cult group known as the Vikings Confraternity who confessed to killing five people
The suspect, Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson of Anambra Police Command said the 22-year-old suspect was arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Unit, Enugwu Ukwu, on 30th April 2026.
Izunna allegedly confessed that he operated as an executioner responsible for terrorising Obosi and its environs for the Vikings Confraternity group.
According to Ikenga, operatives of the special anti-cultism unit with operational support from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, subsequently recovered one pump-action gun, five live cartridges, one locally made Beretta pistol and seven rounds of 7.5mm live ammunition at the hideout of the suspect in Obosi.
“During interrogations, the suspect further confessed to the gruesome murder of about five persons in Obosi. However, he could only clearly recall three victims identified as: Somtochukwu Alfred (male), Udechukwu Izuchukwu (male), and Izuchukwu Obi (male),” the Anambra Police Command spokesperson said in the statement.
Njoku also allegedly disclosed the involvement of certain sponsors who allegedly contracted him to carry out the killings within the community.
Ikenga added that the suspect also admitted to participating in several kidnapping operations within Anambra State, including victims identified as Emeka Chukwuka (male) and Chinelo Onyeka (female), among others.
“To this end, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, has directed intensified efforts towards the arrest of other gang members and the alleged sponsors currently at large.
“Further developments will be communicated in due course”
