Operatives of Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command, have arrested two members of the dreaded Aiye cult at Elega-Iberekodo axis of Abeokuta.

The suspects, Habeeb Muideen and one Ibrahim were arrested following a distress call received by SWAT operatives that the group were engaging in a supremacy battle with another rival cult group at Elega/Iberekodo axis of Abeokuta metropolis.

The SWAT commander, Mr Kalejaye Olanrewaju, who led his men to the scene, arrested the cult members who took to their heels when they sighted policemen.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement in Abeokuta that the two suspects were currently undergoing interrogation at SWAT office to determine their roles in the clash which left one Eiye member dead.

Mr Oyeyemi listed items recovered from the arrested suspects to include battle axes and assorted charms.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered a comprehensive manhunt for the fleeing members of the groups. 

Olusegun Folarin

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