Five Cultists Arrested for Killing Port Harcourt Entertainer After Kidnapping Him and Collecting Ransom from His Mother

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists accused of kidnapping and murdering 34-year-old entertainer Rowland Horsfall, popularly known as Speech Horsfall, in Port Harcourt. Horsfall, a well-known radio presenter, event host, and OAP, was abducted in September 2024.

According to the command spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the suspects, identified as members of the Iceland cult group, extorted ransom money from Horsfall’s mother even after killing him.

Iringe-Koko revealed that the ordeal began on September 10, 2024, when Horsfall left his home in Peace Valley Estate, Woji, to attend meetings in Port Harcourt. Later that evening, he called his mother to inform her that he was on his way back home.

However, the following morning, Horsfall called his mother again, this time stating he was being held hostage and demanded N300,000 to recover his seized phone. Shortly after, the kidnappers escalated their ransom demand to N2.5 million, threatening severe consequences if their demands were not met.

Unaware that her son had already been killed, Horsfall’s mother transferred N300,000 to his account. Growing suspicious of the abductors’ escalating demands, she alerted the police, prompting a swift investigation.

“They sent threatening pictures and voice notes to the victim’s girlfriend, warning that Horsfall would be k!lled if the ransom wasn’t paid promptly,” the statement read.