Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested eleven suspected members of a dreaded cult group at Sango Ota, in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of the state. 

The suspects were arrested after the policeman attached to Sango Ota Divisional Headquarters received a tip-off that the suspects who had been accused of being responsible for a series of cult clashes in Sango Ota and its environs were preparing for another round of violent attacks in the area.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Abeokuta, said the operation was successful with the assistance of operatives of other security agencies.

Mr Oyeyemi noted that the suspects had confessed to being members of the Aiye cult group adding that weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, Colorado and Bonky were recovered from the suspects

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be transferred to the Anti Cultists Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution. 

Olusegun Folarin