The Ogun State Police Command has arrested six members of a notorious cult group who had been on the command’s wanted list for their roles in a series of cult clashes in Shagamu and its environs that resulted in the deaths of at least four people.
The arrest of the suspects was announced in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi. Azeez Abiola, Rafiu Osokoya, Ogunsanwo Waheed, Toheeb Ayodele, Kolawole Adegbenro, and Azeez Taiwo are the suspects.
According to him, the suspects were apprehended after the Police Command’s Anti-Cultists Unit Team, led by Mr. Shobiyi Oluwatoshin, received information that the hoodlums were holding a nocturnal meeting in the Ayepe/Odogbolu area.
He said: “Upon the information, the team moved to the area where the suspects were rounded up, but some of them escaped.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed to belonging to the Eiye confraternity, who have been unleashing terror in Sagamu since the beginning of this year.
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“They confessed to killing of one Animashaun in Sagamu and another person simply identified as Ekwe also in Sabo area of Sagamu.
“They further confessed that their group was responsible for the death of one Adigun and Elewure both of whom were killed at Isote area of Sagamu early this year during one of their nefarious operations.”
The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, who commended the team for a well done job, has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the gang.
He also directed that the arrested suspects be arraigned in court as soon as possible.
