Three suspected Eiye cult confraternity members have been arrested by Ogun State Police Command and rescued one victim during an initiation event at the Malaka Quarters, at Owode Egba, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n
The suspects identified as, Olayiwola Akinsanya, Keji Sodipo, and Oluwaseyi Olabamiji were arrested after a report was made to the police, whose officers swung into action to apprehend them.<\/p>\n
A police source on Tuesday, who was privy to the incident but was not allowed to speak to the media, said a victim, Joshua Obiladem, who was about to be initiated that night, was rescued.<\/p>\n
Reports has it that a knife and charms were recovered from them after their arrest, and they were currently in the custody of the police.
\nOmolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the state police command, when contacted, confirmed the event and said an investigation had begun and the remaining members of the cult group would be brought to book.
\nAccording to Odutola: \u201cOn May 26, 2024, at about 17:00 hours, information received by the members of the public was that Malaka Quarters of Owode Egba Township was where some Eiye cult members wanted to initiate some of their new members.<\/p>\n
\u201cA team of detectives led by the Owode Egba Divisional Police Officer swung into action where one of the victims identified as Joshua Obiladem was rescued and the following suspects were arrested, Olayiwola Akinsanya \u2018M\u2019, aged 34; Keji Sodipo, \u2018M\u2019, aged 25; Oluwaseyi Olabamiji, \u2018M\u2019, aged 20, and the following exhibits were rescued from them, one knife and charms.
\n\u201cThe suspects are under interrogation, while effort is in progress to arrest other suspects at large\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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