Police arrest alleged notorious cultist in Ogun

A notorious member of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity, Olamide Olabode has been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on his way to launch an attack with other members of his group.

Confirming the arrest, the Command spokesperson SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said, the suspect was arrested on the 23rd of October 2022, at Oke-Iganmu area of Ilaro/Papalanto road, while the patrol team from Ilaro division were on routine patrol of the area and sighted the suspect and two others on a Bajaj motorcycle.

He added that the suspect who was sitting at the back quickly jumped down from the motorcycle and ran into the bush with a bag.

He said: “He was hotly chased and arrested, while the other two sped off on the motorcycle.

“On searching the bag with him, two locally made short guns, four live cartridges, one knife and weeds suspected to be indian hemp were recovered from him.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a leading member of Eiye cult group, and that they were heading to Agodo village for an operation.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to anti cultist unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.