Crime

Police Arrest Suspected Cultists in Ogun

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

Fourteen suspected cultists have been arrested in a  police operation across the Isara, Ipara and Ode axis of Ogun State over alleged unlawful assembly and plans to breach public peace.

Those arrested include Solomon Shobamiwo , Farooq Ogunsola, Toheeb Abolade, Balogun Williams, Ayodele Abdulkareem, Adedapo Ogunsanya, Toheeb Saka, Akpan Dara, Micheal Olakemi, Habeeb Olayinka, Dapo Adeola, Adetunji Adeyemi, Henry Kingsley and Nanso Blessing.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Mr Oluseyi Babaseyi in Abeokuta said the arrests followed actionable intelligence on the gathering of suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity at a bush location in Ipara-Remo.

Mr Babaseyi explained that the Items recovered during the operation led by the operatives of the Anti- Cultism unit and Special Weapons and tactics teams, included three locally made pistols, 11 live cartridges and four rounds of 9mm ammunition during the raid.

He listed other items to include criminal charms, confraternity caps, a drum suspected for cult initiation, 19 mobile phones, a Samsung mini laptop and nine vehicles, some without registration numbers.

The Police Spokeperson said the suspects were  currently under investigation and would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations, while intelligence-led patrols and sweep operations had been intensified to track down other fleeing suspects in the area.

Meanwhile, The Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Ogunlowo  condemned cultism and all forms of unlawful assembly, urged youths to shun criminal affiliations as the Command reiterated its commitment to safeguarding lives and property across Ogun State.

Crime

Suspected Cultists Nabbed for Attempted Murder of Monarch

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Ogun State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of Eiye cult group while attempting to kill a traditional ruler in his palace.

According to a release by the Command’s spokesperson, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the arrested suspects include Michael Ayodele, Monday Samuel, Ademola Matthew, Hammed Jelili, Ogundele Ojeh and Sunkanmi Fadina.

He stated that the suspects were arrested at the palace of Oba of Gbokoto land after a complaint that some cultists were about to kill him.

Mr. Abimbola said policemen engaged the suspects in a shootout before they were subdued.

The police release hinted that one of the suspects had confessed that the son of the traditional rulers was invited to eliminate his father due to an unresolved issue with his mother. 

It said exhibits retrieved from the suspects included one locally made double barrel pistol, two live cartridges and one expended cartridge.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation Departments for discreet investigation.

Wale Oluokun

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Education

Osun Govt. Closes Secondary School over Invasion by Suspected Cultists

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Osun State Government has announced the closure of lfeoluwa Co-Educational Grammar School, Osogbo, after the school was invaded by suspected cultists.

The spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Mr  Yemisi Opalola, told journalists in Osogbo that about twenty youths carrying cutlasses and other dangerous weapons had stormed the school premises and caused chaos.

Mrs Opalola noted that police officers were deployed to the scene and a suspect was arrested at the scene with a machete cut on his left arm and head.

She warned the hoodlums parading themselves as students to desist from the act as the state police command was poised to rid the state from any  form of criminality.

However, Osun State Government in a statement by the Coordinating Director, Ministry of Education, Mr Kehinde Olaniyan, said the closure was to avert further breakdown of law and order in the school.

Wasiu Ajadosu