Ogun State Police Arrests 10 Suspected Cult Members
Ten members of a dreaded Eiye confraternity allegedly terrorizing Shagamu and its environs in recent times have been arrested by the Police.
The suspects were arrested after men of Anti cultists section received information that a group of cultists was converging at different locations in Odogbolu to unleash terror in Shagamu in continuation of the supremacy battle going on among the various cult groups in Shagamu and its environs.
Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, has, however, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta.
He said, the hoodlums attacked policemen with dangerous weapons but they were subdued by the policemen after which ten out of the suspected cultists were apprehended.
Mr. Oyeyemi further explained that the 2i/c of the unit, Morakinyo Adejumo was seriously injured during the operation, and he is currently responding to treatment at one health facility.
According to the command’s spokesperson, the items recovered from the suspects include eight live cartridges and a large number of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
The suspects are: Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu and Tunde Adenuga.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the group.
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