Seven members of the dreaded cult groups, Eiye and Aiye, were on Tuesday arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command while engaging in supremacy battle in Ijaye area of Abeokuta metropolis.
The spokesperson for the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement he issued on the development.
Oyeyemi gave the names of the suspects as Kazeem Ogundairo a.k.a NEPA; Nasiru Idris a.k.a Aloma; Ayo Joshua, a.k.a Terry G; Damilare Shogbamu, a.k.a Dhray; Bisiriyu Ibrahim Owoyele; and Labulo Jamiu a.k.a Jay boy.
They were arrested following a distress call received from residents of Ijaye area that, the cultists were running riot in the area.
Oyeyemi said: “Upon the distress call, the commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, directed the 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 directions, while some engaged the policemen with dangerous weapons.
“At the end of the encounter, the squad succeeded in arresting six of the hoodlums, while others escaped.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police 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.”
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