In a recent development, the Ogun State Police Command has apprehended ten suspected members of the Eiye cult group, believed to be responsible for the killings in the Sagamu area of the state.
The suspects were arrested last Saturday by operatives of the Anti-Cultists unit, at Odogbolu, during a meeting to strategize on a fresh attack against rival groups in Sagamu.
According to SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer, “Upon the information, the anti-cultist team mobilized and moved to the area. On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums attacked them with dangerous weapons but they were subdued by the policemen after which ten amongst the cultists were apprehended.”
During the operation, the 2i/c of the unit, SP Morakinyo Adejumo, was seriously injured and has been hospitalized, where he is responding to treatment.
The suspects arrested were Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu, and Tunde Adenuga.
In addition to their arrest, the police also recovered eight live cartridges and a large quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp from them.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the group while vowing to make the state unconducive for cultists and other criminals.
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