Osun police arrest eight suspected cultists, political thugs

The Osun State Police Command has announced the apprehension of 8 suspected cultists and governmental thugs successful abstracted operations carried retired successful Ilesa municipality and Osogbo, the authorities capital.

The Command revealed that the arrests were portion of efforts to curb transgression activities crossed the state.

The bid disclosed this successful a connection issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, who said the arrests were made by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit pursuing quality reports.

According to the statement, “the archetypal apprehension occurred connected June 17, 2026, astatine astir 6pm aft constabulary received accusation that a suspected notorious cultist was terrorising residents of the Iloro assemblage successful Ilesa.

“The Police patrol squad from the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Command swiftly moved to the country and arrested 1 Abiola Osobu Michael, male, aged 30 years, besides known arsenic ‘Small’.”

Police said the fishy confessed during interrogation to being a subordinate of the Eiye confraternity. 

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