The Ogun State Police Command has paraded the recently arrested Former Student Union President of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro and about 76 other suspects for various degree of crime at its headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta
The Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson while parading the suspects said the arrest of the suspects was as a result of the command’s efforts in making the command a crime free state and a safe have adding that, the command decided to step its crime fighting efforts by taking war against crime to the door steps of criminals in order not to give them any leverage to attack the good people of the state.
“The operation yielded positive results, part of which we are showcasing here today. The suspects we are parading here today were apprehended from different areas of the state, some of them were caught in the act while some were arrested through technical intelligence gathering” he said
Among those paraded are 21 cult members of the outlawed Supreme Eiye Confraternity terrorizing the people of Elega/Adatan in Abeokuta and Ifo.
The Commissioner of Police while briefing newsmen explained that, the cult group at Ifo troop out in large numbers, causing damages to properties and inflicting severe injuries on unsuspecting members of the public with dangerous weapons.
Ebrimson added that, upon a tip-off, the DPO Ifo divisional Police station, led his team and embarked on a serious combing of a hideout at Surulere area of Ifo market where a total number nine suspected cultists were apprehended.
The commissioner said the remaining 12 cult members were arrested in Abeokuta where they were planning to launch a reprisal attack on their fellow cult rivals.
Recalled that on the 9th of January, 2020 the command recorded the arrest of the now suspended and impeached students Union President of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro upon a tip off from members of the public that some group of people suspected to be cultists were slighted in a bush at Gbogidi area of Ilaro
Fifty-six other suspects, who were arrested for armed robbery, murder, car snatching and illegal fabrication of firearms among others were also paraded by the Police.
