Seven suspected members of dreaded rival cult groups, Eiye and Aiye, have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command.
The suspects included Kazeem Ogundairo (aka NEPA); Nasiru Idris (aka Aloma); Ayo Joshua (aka Terry G); Damilare Shogbamu (aka Dhray); Bisiriyu Ibrahim Owoyele; Labulo Jamiu (aka Jay Boy) and Olaitan Taiwo.
The state police image-maker, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/117.24/05/2022, said the suspects were arrested while engaging in supremacy battle at the Ijaye Area of the Abeokuta metropolis.
Abimbola said the suspects were arrested following a distress call received from residents that the cultists were running riot at the Ijaye Area.
“Upon the distress call, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, directed a special squad, led by ACP Bolanle Muritala, to move to the scene and bring the situation under control.
“On sighting the policemen, some of the hoodlums ran to different direction, while some engaged the policemen with dangerous weapons.
“At the end of the encounter, the squad succeeded in arresting seven among the hoodlums, while others escaped,” it was stated in the release.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered a continuous operation “clamp down” on all known cultists in the state in order to put an end to their nefarious activities across the state.
