An alleged notorious serial killer and member of Eiye cult, Suleiman Ganiyu, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command.
He had been on the wanted list of the command for some time.
The suspect was arrested on March 14, 2021, following a distress call from Itamerin Comprehensive High School Ago-Iwoye that the suspect came to the school premises and started shooting sporadically simply because his younger brother who is a student of the school was beaten.
Upon the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Ago-Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole, led his patrol team to the school but before their arrival, the suspect had ran away.
He was subsequently traced to his hideout at Imosan Street, Oru-Ijebu, where he was eventually apprehended.
On interrogation, he confessed being a leading member of Eiye confraternity.
He confessed further that he was the one who killed one Awokale Olusegun a.k.a Lala on the 27th of February 2020 over a supremacy battle following which he was declared wanted by the police.
He also confessed being responsible for the death of one “Babasco” and one Dapo at Ijebu-Igbo in 2015 during a clash between his group and Aye cult group.
Further investigation revealed that the suspect serial killer was the brain behind a series of violent cult-related clashes in Ago-Iwoye, Awa-Ijebu, Oru-Ijebu, Ilaponu and Ijebu-Igbo in the recent past.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
