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Lock Down: AIG Zone-Eleven Visits Southwest Region

By Web News 831

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG, in charge of Zone-Eleven, Mr Bashir Makama has started visiting states in the southwest region to monitor the level of compliance with the government’s directive on COVID-19 lockdown.

While on a visit to Ondo State, Mr Makama said that his coming to the state was to assess the situation and challenges of his men deployed to borders.

On the alleged bribery at borders, the AIG warned that any policemen caught would be dealt with.

In a remark, the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Undie Adie expressed satisfaction with level of people’s compliance with dusk to dawn curfew declared in Ondo state by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Leke Adegbite

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Police Nab Murderous “Eiye” Cult Leader in Ogun State

By Web News 1539

Ogun state Police command has arrested a suspected leader of dreaded Eiye confraternity in Ikenne alleged to have been responsible for the killing of about fifteen persons around Ikenne Township.

A statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect, Sunday Paul also known as “Blade” has been on the wanted list of the Command over a period of time.

The suspect who is one-eyed was however arrested last week following an intensive surveillance and technical investigation into his activities. 

According to Mr. Oyeyemi, the suspect after the arrest was discovered to have been charged to court on three occasions and recently came out of prison over a murder related case.

The Police spokesman said the suspect had also admitted been the leader of Eiye cult group in Ikenne and also confessed to being responsible for the killing of a member of rival cult group.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Oyeyemi disclosed that the Ogun state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashir Makama has ordered a full scale investigation into the past activities of the suspect with the view to charge him to court as soon as possible.

Wale Oluokun