Osun: Police arrest, parade 24 suspects over cultism, political violence

The Osun State Police Command has announced the apprehension of 24 suspects allegedly linked to cult-related killings, governmental thuggery and different convulsive crimes crossed the state.

Addressing journalists on Monday at the constabulary bid office successful Osogbo, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan reaffirmed his committedness to maintaining bid up of the governorship and wide elections.

CP Gotan, said the Command was afloat alert of the caller cult-related killings and acts of thuggery recorded successful parts of the state, noting that immoderate of the incidents had been fixed governmental undertones. He added that intensified constabulary operations had resulted successful the apprehension of respective suspects believed to beryllium connected with the crimes.

He added that the briefing was aimed astatine keeping the nationalist informed astir the Command’s sustained efforts to combat cultism, governmental unit and different transgression activities threatening nationalist safety.

The Commissioner disclosed that the Command had arrested 24 suspects during abstracted operations, identifying them arsenic “Kareem Saheed, besides known arsenic “Tanfiani”; Oyeladun Muideen, besides known arsenic “Akilapa”; Ridwan Adekola; Mukaila Azeez, besides known arsenic “Mikki”; Sunday Friday, besides known arsenic “Akube”; Olamilekan Fatai; Tiamiyu Ismail; Famuyiwa Adekunle Toib; and Ajiboye Toheed.”

Others arrested, according to the police, are M...