Teenage Cult Members Arrested In Ogun With Dangerous Weapons

Several suspected robbers and cultists were arrested
in various odd places across Ogun State on New
Year's eve by the police.
According to a statement from the State Police
Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, signed
by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, operatives attached to Ota
Division of the Command nabbed more than 20
cultists that have been terrorising on residents of
Araromi area of Ota.

The suspects were arrested on the eve of the New
Year, 31 December, 2015 at about 11pm..
The leaders of the gang are Asari Samson,17,and Ola
Samuel,17.
Weapons such as axes, rods and dummy guns were
in their possession when police operatives swooped
on them during one of their operations and they
were arrested while other members took to their
heels.
Another set of cultist members were arrested, also in
Ota, four months after they initiated a young boy into
the group.
According to the statement, the young boy was
initiated in a bush at Destiny Estate, Ota in Ado-Odo/
Ota Local Government Area of Ogun state, last
August around 9pm.
The suspects were arrested on New Year day, Friday,
1 January 2016, when the father of the initiated young
boy saw them and immediately reported to the
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ota Police Division,
who swung into action and arrested four of the cult
members.
Those arrested include: Ismail Yusuf, 19, Oyeleye
Ibrahim, 26, Dayo Ayo, 14 and Adeleke Segun, 18,
while other members are now at large.
Adejobi said: "The suspects have all confessed to the
crimes and we have credible evidence to prosecute
them.
"While planning for a hitch free yuletide season in
Ogun, the Command pounced on criminals and
cultists in the state and sniffed them out of their
hideouts, through constant raids.
"Many were arrested with weapons, including
sophisticated guns, and that was why the Command
had the last season as the most peaceful so far.
"There is no doubt that many of these cultists are the
armed robbers and/or criminals who have been
terrorizing the state and that's why the Command will
not relent in its war against cultism in Ogun state."
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP
Abdulmajid Ali has one more time reaffirmed his
zero tolerance for cultism or any act of hooliganism
and social vices that can cause tension in the state.
He urged parents and guardians to monitor their
children and report any strange attitudes noticed in
them to the police.
He said "this will help detect any criminality in them
on time, which will definitely go a long way to stem
cultism in Ogun state."