By Adenitan Akinola
Nigeria Police, Osun State Command has arrested 25 suspected members of a secret cult for allegedly attacking residents of Ile-Ife.
Pandemonium broke out in Ile-Ife on Monday when the cultists went on a rampage, vandalized properties and injured scores of people.
Speaking on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command Mr Kehinde Longe, the Assistant Public Relations Officer, Mr Theophilus Adesokan Adekola said the arrested suspects had been detained at the Police headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital pending the conclusion of the investigation.
He said peace and orderliness had been restored in Ile-Ife and advised residents to go about their lawful businesses with the assurance that police would ensure their safety
Some of the suspects confirmed their membership of the Eiye Confraternity while some denied their involvement in cultism.
One of the suspects, Afolabi Sheriff said he was forced to join the Eiye cult group.
“In the year 2020, I was invited to join Eiye Secret Confraternity but I declined. They forced me to join the cult group. I left Ile-Ife since then and I just came back five days ago,”
Another suspect, Olajide Habeeb said he joined the Eiye Secret Confraternity in 2021 and that he had never harmed anyone since then.
“I joined Eiye in 2021 and since then, I have never done any bad thing. I’m not a bad person. I don’t do bad things.”
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