SWAT arrests suspected cultist, recovers pistols, cartridges, axe in Ogun

The Special Weapons and Tactics, SWAT, Squad of the Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and recovered 2 locally made pistols, 3 unrecorded cartridges and a conflict axe successful intelligence-led operations successful Sango-Ota.

The suspect, Okiki Muhammed Adewusi, 26, popularly known arsenic "Baba Obo", was arrested successful the Ore country of Atan, by operatives of SWAT Base 7, Abule Iroko.

This was contained successful a connection by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, of the Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed connected Wednesday.

Babaseyi said the fishy was arrested astatine astir 8:00 p.m. connected Monday and a hunt of his residence led to the betterment of 1 locally made pistol and 3 unrecorded cartridges.

According to him, preliminary probe indicates that the fishy admitted to being a subordinate of the Eiye Confraternity.

“In a swift follow-up cognition connected Tuesday astatine astir 6:30 a.m., accusation obtained from the fishy led operatives to a abstracted location, wherever a 2nd locally made pistol and a conflict axe were recovered,” the connection added.

Babaseyi said the cognition underscores the Command's determination to prosecute actionable quality beyo...