In the last 48 hours, the Special squad formed by the police in Ogun State to deal with the growing cult clashes in the state has arrested no fewer than 22 suspected cultists in various parts of the state.
According to a press release issued by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, the suspects have confessed their membership in the Aye and Eiye confraternities.
They were apprehended when the Squad stormed their hideouts in the Mayas area of Lafenwa and the Oju Ogabra area of Sapon in Abeokuta, according to him.
He went on to say that some of the suspects were also apprehended in Sagamu during a similar operation.
The suspects are currently being investigated to determine their roles in the recent cult war that engulfed the State and claimed many lives, according to the Police Public Relations Officer.
According to the release, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, praised the squad’s quick response and urged them to take the fight to the doorsteps of all known cultists in the state, urging residents to provide them with useful information.
