Six suspected members of dreaded cult groups were on November 27, 2020, arrested in Odogbolu area of Ogun State where they went to purchase a locally made pistol.
The suspects are Aboyeji Oluwadamilare of Isiwu Ikorodu; Adebiyi Mathew of Aleke Ikorodu; Jacob Solomon of Aleke Ikorodu; Iliasu Jubril of Isiwu Ikorodu; Olubanjo Segun of Odo Iselu Odogbolu and Samuel Olaniyan of Odo-Iselu Odogbolu.
The spokesman of Ogun State Police Command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, said they were “all apprehended when the four Ikorodu based cult members came to meet the two Odogbolu suspects to foment trouble as a result of a transaction over gun, between the two groups.”
Investigation revealed that the Ikorodu based suspects contracted Samuel Olaniyan to purchase a locally made pistol for them, and when the gun was delivered to them, they discovered that the pistol was not serviceable, hence they came with full force to deal with the Odogbolu based cultist members for betraying their trust.
While the pandemonium was going on, a distress call was made to Odogbolu division, consequent upon which the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, SP Awoniyi Adekunle quickly led his men to the scene where the six suspects were apprehended.
Recovered from them are one locally made pistol and two live cartridges.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspects and exhibits be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation with the view to charge them to court on conclusion of the investigation.
