Police arrest suspected cult members, recover weapons in Ekiti

Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, of Ekiti State Police Command person arrested 3 suspects for unlawful possession of firearms, cultism and belonging to an unlawful society.

The suspects were identified arsenic Aluko Mayowa, 33, Oparinde Samuel, 34 and Mukaila Akintayo,  37.

This was contained successful a connection signed and made disposable to journalists by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu.

Parts of the connection read, “Preliminary probe indicates that the suspects are members of the Eiye Secret Confraternity and person made statements admitting their alleged membership, arsenic good arsenic their respective positions and roles wrong the group.

“Following their arrest, the operatives conducted thorough searches of their residences and premises, during which the pursuing exhibits were recovered: 1 locally made pistol, 1 UTC axe, 1 iron-made unsafe axe, 1 jackknife, and 1 cutlass.

“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend different suspects presently astatine large, portion probe continues to unravel the activities and web of the suspected cult radical successful the State.

“The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, ...