Police nab 10 suspected cultists in Ogun

Ten alleged members of the infamous Eiye confraternity, which has been terrorizing Sagamu and the surrounding areas, have been detained by the anti-cultist branch of the Ogun State Police Command.

The suspects were detained on May 6, 2023, according to a statement made by the command's public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi.

Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu, and Tunde Adenuga were among the suspects mentioned by Oyeyemi.

He said: “The suspects were arrested following information received by men of the anti-cultists section that a group of cultists were converging on different locations in Odogbolu to unleash terror in Sagamu in continuation of the supremacy battle going on among the various cult groups in Sagamu and its environs.

“Upon the information, the anti-cultist team mobilised 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 10 among the cultists were apprehended.

“Officer in charge of the unit, SP Morakinyo Adejumo, was injured during the operation and was rushed to hospital where he is responding to treatment.”

Among the goods retrieved from them, according to the PPRO, were eight live cartridges and a sizable quantity of weeds that were perhaps Indian hemp.

Olanrewaju Oladimeji, the state's commissioner of police, has in the meantime mandated a huge manhunt for the remaining gang members. 

As the command is prepared to bring the battle to their doorsteps, he also vowed to render the state unconducive for cultists and other criminals.