Ogun police arrest notorious cultist, recover gun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious cultist, one Christian Peter, believed to be terrorizing the area.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, informed that “The Mowe Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Folashade Tanaruno, was on routine patrol of Mowe/Ofada Road with her Anti-robbery team when they sighted the suspect in the premises of a hotel at Olororo area in Mowe.
“Clear conscience fears no accusation”, on sighting the operatives, he made a quick attempt to escape but could not go farther before he was apprehended.
“The waist bag in his possession was immediately searched, where a locally made double barrel pistol, loaded with four live cartridges, were recovered.”
The PPRO added that Peter is one of the hoodlums terrorizing Mowe/Ofada area in recent times.
He noted that the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
