Kayode OyeroOperatives of the Italian Police Force known as Polizia di Stato have arrested no fewer than 15 Nigerians and members of the ‘Eiye’ confraternity. In an operation dubbed “Pesha” which ended Tuesday morning, the members of the gang were also accused of intimidating young girls into prostitution, money laundering, amongst others. Eiye is a mythological bird of the Nigerian tradition and members of the cult tend to be in it “for life” once initiated. The Operation Pesha officers were thus deployed to the suspects’ hideout and coven where they arrested 15 of them while four others are at large. The statement read in part, “The 15 people detained by order of the L’Aquila District Anti-Mafia Directorate are of Nigerian nationality.

Source: Punch July 22, 2020 09:11 UTC