Five suspected members of a cult group have been arrested by Ogun State Police Command over the death of a 25-year-old man, simply identified as Sunday.
The arrest was made on Sunday, November 1, 2020.
The suspects were identified as Afeez Olapade a.k.a Sabiko (22), Idowu Adebayo (18), Oduwaye Seyi a.k.a Owo Aje (22), Fatai Olude (22) and Alabi Segun (22).
According to the information gathered by Reporters At Large, the cult group members had unleashed terror on peopled Ifo town in the early hours of the day.
The police image-maker in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ifo Division got a distress call that the cultists were attacking people with weapons and dispossessing innocent people of their valuables.
The PPRO said that this prompted the DPO, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle to move to the scene with policemen. Oyeyemi stated: “on getting there, the DPO and his men met a 25-year-old man, simply identified as Sunday, in the pool of his blood as a result of several machete cuts injuries on his body.
“The policemen chased and got the five suspects arrested in the area.”
He disclosed that the victim was taken to General Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
The PPRO added that a trailer driver, whose name was given as Mohammed, was injured, while one Olalekan Alade was dispossessed of his mobile phone.
Five other phones of different brands were said to have been recovered from the suspects.
Speaking further, DSP Oyeyemi said that the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Eleweran, Abeokuta for discreet investigation.
The police commissioner also directed that the policemen should look for the fleeing members of the cult group and make them face the law.
Ajogun warned that “those who think the police have abandoned their duties as a result of recent protests that were hijacked by hoodlums should have a rethink, as the command is determined to wage war against crime and criminality in the state.
