Police nabs cultist during supremacy war with rivals

Four members of a dreaded cult group were on 17th of July 2021 arrested by men of Ogun state police command during supremacy battle between Aye and Eiye confraternity in Atan ota area of Ogun state.

The suspects, Olusegun Owoola 26, Gbenga Akinkade 34, Jinadu Waliu 30 and Sanni Hammed 27 were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer of Atan-Ota division, CSP Abolade Oladigbolu at about 4:00am that the two groups are on rampage at Hotel road area Atan-Ota, and that there is sporadic gunshots in the area.

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Upon the distress call, CSP Oladigbolu mobilized his men and moved to the scene where they met the two groups engaging themselves in a serious gun battle.

The policemen there and then engaged the hoodlums and subsequently subdued them, at the end of which four amongst the cultists were apprehended.

Recovered from them are, one locally made pistol, three live cartridges, two knives, iron rod and assorted criminal charms.

According to a statement signed by the PPRO of the Command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun state Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti cultists section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

He also warned that the command will not tolerate any act of brigandage and hooliganism, and will do everything within the law to eradicate it.