The Ogun State Police
Command said yesterday that detectives attached to Ewekoro Division, had
arrested 16 suspected cultists, including students of a polytechnic in Itori,
Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, who stated this in a statement,
said the detectives, acting on an intelligence report on the activities of cult
groups in the area, swooped in on them and bust their initiation ceremony.
According to Adejobi,
16 suspects, including eight students of the polytechnic, were arrested.
He said: “Those
arrested included Akintunde Paul, Seyi Meshinoye, Fowoshade Gbemisola, Dare
Olabode, Oyetayo Bolaji, Akintunde Femi, Ajibola Abiola, Amosun Eniola, Shola
Ogunniyi, Fashina Michael, Bello Oyedeji, Adeshola Amore, Ebi Victor, Ogunsola
Ibrahim, Babatunde Allyson and Awobajo Babatunde.
“The suspects have
declined to mention the group or confraternity they belong to and this calls
for further investigation.
“Some of the weapons or
items recovered from them at the initiation ground included guns, charms,
cutlasses, broken bottles, axes and others.
“The suspects have been
transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation, Eleweran, Abeokuta for
further interrogation as directed by the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, CP
Ikemefuna Okoye.”
“The commissioner has,
therefore, warned others who are cultists to desist from such destructive
activities as the command will not spare anyone caught in the act or anyone
seen or perceived or caught for sponsoring the groups in the state.
“The commissioner has
directed that the suspects be charged to court immediately after investigation.
They will soon appear in courts”.
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