May 09, (THEWILL) – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected members of the Eiye confraternity, who have been terrorising Shagamu and its environ as part of efforts to reduce cultism in the state
Recall that the Governor of the State, Dapo Abiodun, recently directed the State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, to go after cultists in the state, vowing that anyone caught would face the full wrath of the law
In continuation of the ‘Operation Clampdown on Cultists’ embarked upon by Ogun State Police Command, 10 members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity were arrested on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
The suspects are Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu and Tunde Adenuga.
They were arrested following information received by men of the Anti-cultist unit that a group of cultists were converging at different locations in Odogbolu in order to unleash terror in Shagamu in the wake of the supremacy battle going on.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, on Sunday.
Oyeyemi said following the tip-off, the anti-cultist team mobilised and moved to the area, adding that on sighting the policemen, the hoodlums attacked them with dangerous weapons but were subdued by the policemen after which ten amongst the cultists were apprehended.
The Police Spokesperson added that the Second-in-Command of the unit, SP Morakinyo Adejumo, was seriously injured during the operation, and was rushed to the hospital where he is responding to treatment.
Recovered from them are eight live cartridges and a large quantity of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the group, vowing to make the state unconducive for cultists and other criminals as the Command is ready to take the battle to their doorsteps.
