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  • Normalcy Returns to Owo as Police Arrest 19 Suspects, Confirm 4 Casualties 

    By: Leke Adegbite

    The new Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr Olutokunbo Afolabi, has assumed office.

    He confirmed the arrests of 19 suspects and the killing of four persons in Monday’s cult clashes in Owo.

    Addressing newsmen in Akure, Mr Afolabi said he had paid an on-the-spot assessment to Owo Township to get firsthand information on the crisis, and a full-scale investigation had been launched to ascertain the real cause of the mayhem.

    The new Police Commissioner pointed out that normalcy had been restored to Owo, and the residents of the town were complying with the curfew imposed by Governor Aiyedatiwa.

    The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, who was posted to Ondo State on December 24, 2024, promised that he would enhance professionalism, discipline and welfare packages for his officers.

    Mr Afolabi who lamented the proliferation of illegal firearms in circulation as demonstrated by killings in Owo, said he would deploy his men to arrest bearers and retrieve such weapons.

    He warned that he would set up a special team to monitor the operations of policemen on roads in the state to checkmate their excesses of alleged molestation of road users.

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  • Dawn-to-Dusk Curfew in Owo over Cult Clashes

    By Bukola Bardi

    Due to the ongoing violent cult clashes and security disturbances in Owo which have led to loss of lives, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has ordered a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the town, till further notice.

    All residents are required to remain indoors during the curfew. Only essential services, such as hospitals, emergency services, and law enforcement, will be exempted from the curfew.

    The Governor has also asked security agencies in the state to enforce the curfew, ensure the safety of lives, and properties, arrest perpetrators of the violence and restore peace to the community.

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  • 1 Dead, Many Wounded in FUTO Cult Clash

    By Tijjani Ibrahim

    A student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Owerri is said to have been killed and several others injured in a clash suspected to be linked to cult activities.

    The unfortunate incident unfolded on Friday morning when a faction of students from Imo State University (IMSU) allegedly infiltrated the FUTO campus on motorcycles, igniting a fierce confrontation.

    The Commander of FUTO Man O War met a tragic end after being fatally stabbed in the neck by one of the IMSU students during the altercation, resulting in an immediate fatality.

    The university community is now engulfed in grief as they mourn the loss and grapple with the injuries inflicted upon their fellow students.

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  • Suspected Cult Member in Ogun Police Net

    By Olusegun Folarin

    Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command has arrested a 30-year-old suspected cult member Ademuyiwa Sodiq Akanni in Adigbe area of the state.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola said in a statement in Abeokuta that Anti cultism unit of Ogun State Police Command arrested the suspect following a tip-off.

    Noting that the suspect had confessed to being a member of the proscribed Buccaneers confraternity, also known as “Alora, she said a locally made pistol along with a cartridge was found on him.

    She pointed out that efforts were on to apprehend other fleeing suspects who escaped during the raid of the area by the Anti-cultism unit of Ogun State Police Command.

    The Command’s spokesperson said the arrested suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough investigation to gather additional evidence and uncover any other potential connections to the cult group.

    She reaffirmed the determination of Ogun State Police Command to eradicate cultism from the state. 

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  • Police Nab Suspected Cult Members over Planned Mayhem in Ogun

    Men of Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested two members of a cult group, who were contacted by a yet to be identified land grabber, to unleash terror on some communities in Ogijo area of the state.

    A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi in Abeokuta, explained that the suspects, Oladayo Bello and Awobajo Muritala were apprehended following an information received by the DPO Ogijo Division, CSP Muhammed Baba. 

    Mr Oyeyemi said the DPO led his operatives to the hideout where about twenty members of the cult group were planning to launch an attack on some communities within the area on the instruction of a yet to be known land grabber.

    The police spokesperson noted that the hoodlums opened fire on sighting the policemen and ran in various direction in a bid to escape but the operatives restrained from firing back to avoid killing innocent members of the public while they chased and apprehended two amongst them.

    He said the police recovered two guns, five live cartridges, one axe, assorted charms and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp from the two cult members.

    Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Edward Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. 

     Mr Ajogun therefore warned land grabbers to stay away from the state, stressing that anyone trying to disturb the peace under any guise would be dealt with. 

     PR/ Olajumoke Idowu