Nigerian police arrest cultists from FUNNAB, MAPOLY
paraded by the Ogun State Police
Command while seven others were arrested for various
offences ranging from armed robbery, defilement of
minor and murder.
Majority of the suspected cultists are students of
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNNAB
while others are from Federal College of Education,
Osiele, Abeokuta.
A female suspect, Itunu Abiola who claimed to be a
student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY,
Ojere, Abeokuta told journalists that she was wrongly
arrested on her way to meet one of her cousins.
Parading the suspects at the Command's headquarters,
Eleweran, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital today, the
State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikemefuna Okoye
explained that the students were arrested at a hotel in
Obantoko area of the town.
During the parade, a big banner with an inscription
"National Association of Airlords", FUNNAB chapter,
OAK Nest, Determination Regime' was displayed by
some of the suspected cultists while T- shirts with Eiye
confraternity inscriptions and other paraphernalia were
also displayed.
The CP explained that the suspects were arrested last
Friday after receiving an intelligent report that the
cultists belonging to Eiye confraternity were having
initiation ceremony in the area.
According to him, "the detective attached to Obanotko
Division of the command swung into action and
arrested the suspects at BOLIF Hotel in the area while
initiating some new members into the group", Okoye
revealed.
Speaking with journalists, one of the suspects,
Oluwatobi Asekun, a 500 level student of Agric-
Economics in FUNNAB confessed that he actually
arranged the hotel for the suspects, but added that, he
never knew that they are cultists.
According to him, "I was told that they needed a hotel
which was not costly. I was told it was an award
presentation party by a friend called Ajayi, it was when
I saw the banner and the jersey that I notified the
manager of the hotel while the police were invited but I
was arrested. I am not a member, I normally visit the
hotel to relax every Wednesday and that was why I
arranged the hotel for them", he narrated.
Okoye explained that the case is still under
investigation, promising that those found guilty will be
punished while those wrongly arrested will be
discharged una acquitted.
Other suspects arrested with various offences included
two suspects who were alleged to be notorious armed
robbers. They were arrested in Idi-Aba area of
Abeokuta, after attacking a pastor, Revd. Franklin
Nkwusi Eyooyinbo of Foursquare Gospel Church.
According to the police, the two suspects, identified as
Sodiq Asimiyu and Tunde Egunjobi attacked the
pastors and his family members in front of the church
and dispossessed them of their belonging including a
cash of N125,000 and other valuables.
"During the robbery operation, the gang also attempted
to have carnal knowledge of her daughter and later shot
the reverend father on his mouth. His offence was that
he challenged them to leave his child alone", the CP
said.
Another suspect, a 25 year old Kayode Akanni was also
paraded for having the carnal knowledge of a 3 year
old victim by tricking the toddler with a bunch of keys
into his room before defiling the young girl.
The Commissioner of Police explained that the mother
of the baby, Abigael Salako was looking for her
daughter, before she was found being defiled by the
suspects and immediately reported the case at Ayetoro
Division of the Command.
While commenting on the achievements of the
Command since the beginning of this year, the Police
boss explained that properties worth N119, 435, 690
has so far been recovered.
Okoye explained that 220 suspects have so far been
arrested for armed robbery, 92 suspected cultists, 44
suspects for rape cases while 37 robbers have lost their
lives during the period under review.
He also told journalists that 1,777 ammunitions have
so far been recovered, 116 vehicles recovered, while
549 cases have been charged to court with 115
convictions.
The Commissioner assured that the Command will
make policing proactive, accessible, transparent and
accountable in order to realize the vision of the new
Inspector General of Police.
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