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Abdulqudus Ogundapo
The police said it had arrested four arrested suspected cultists in connection with the murder of one Segun Onifade.
Mr Onifade was killed about two weeks ago, in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The suspects, Samson Jacob (a.k.a Cyborg), Iyanu Kazeem Akande (a.k.a Omo Iyami), Adebayo Adeoluwa (a.k.a Dudu), and Yusuf Adelakun were members of Aiye cult group.
The police spokesperson in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi explained that the suspects were arrested on Sunday in their hideout while holding a meeting.
Oyeyemi said the suspects had been on the wanted list of the command for a while.
“The suspects were holding a nocturnal meeting at a hideout behind Eleja Primary School, Igbo-Ewe area of Ilaro.”
Upon the information, the DPO of the Ilaro division, Olayemi Jacob, a chief superintendent of police, mobilised his men to the scene where the suspects were arrested.
Abimbola added that two locally-made pistols, four live cartridges, one battle axe and five phones were recovered from the suspects.
Other exhibits recovered from them were assorted charms, Indian hemp, and one unregistered red Bajaj motorcycle.
The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the case to the anti-cultism unit of the State Criminal and Investigative Intelligent Department, CIID, for further investigation.
