‘Black Axe’ bust: Italian police arrest 30 suspected members of Nigerian mafia gang

Dozens of people

Dozens of people suspected to be members of a Nigerian mafia group, including the gang’s alleged leader, have been detained in Italy after a series of raids around the country, police have said.

The suspects, who are all Nigerian nationals, are believed to be part of the Black Axe mafia, which has attained a reputation for ritual murders, mutilation and rape since originating in Africa in the 1990s.

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