Court remands three ADC members over alleged cultism in Rivers

A Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt has ordered the remand of three members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, from Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State; Confidence Amadi, Chikezie Justice and Isaiah Thomas, at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre.

The three men were brought before the court by the Rivers State Police Command on three charges, including conspiracy, alleged cult-related activities and threat to life.

At the hearing on Tuesday, the prosecution asked the court to remand the suspects through an ex-parte application.

The prosecution said the Magistrates’ Court lacked the power to hear the case and that the remand would allow the police to take the matter to a court with the proper jurisdiction.

Presiding Magistrate Obiangeri Onugbum-Onuoha granted the application and ordered that the three suspects remain in the correctional centre.

The case was adjourned until October 2nd, 2026.

The ADC had explained that the three were arrested during a peaceful consultation meeting organized by its House of Assembly candidate for Ikwerre Local Government Area, Jeffrey Wobodo, in Isiokpo, ahead of his campaign activities.

The State ADC Publicity Secretary, Chizy Enyi, alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had been trying to restrict the political activities of opposition parties in Ikwerre Local Government Area.

The ADC, however, rejected the cultism allegations against the three men as baseless and politically motivated, claiming that the arrests were intended to intimidate opposition members.