The arrests, in line with a remark through the command Police Public Members of the family Officer, PPRO, Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, adopted coordinated raids performed on October 25, 2026, at known black spots and suspected felony hideouts in Ode-Oga, Gbonmi, Popo, Isale-Aro, Oja-Oba, Allie and Orisunmibare.
The Command disclosed that 35 folks had been arrested all over the operation and therefore subjected to profiling and screening to determine their imaginable involvement in felony actions.
“Following the screening workout, 23 individuals had been launched unconditionally, whilst the remainder suspects had been retained for additional investigation.
“The 12 suspects retained from the preliminary operation had been known as 40 yr outdated Oluranti Fatao, 45 yr outdated Suraju Adebayo, 27 yr outdated Okunola Sodiq, 35 yr outdated Ibrahim Sodiq, 28 yr outdated Ganiyu Sikiru, 40 yr outdated Moshood Adeleke, 22 yr outdated Kayoye Oguntayo, 22 yr outdated Alaudeen Samad, 27 yr outdated Ridwan Adegbola, 30 yr outdated Busari Hammad, 29 yr outdated Abiodun Fiyiola and 28 yr outdated Adeleke Olawale,” the remark added.
In a connected operation, the police disclosed it arrested two further suspected cultists, bringing the cumulative collection of suspects retained in reference to the reported operations to fourteen.
The police stated initial interrogation and findings connected the suspects to alleged felony actions, together with extortion, thuggery, illicit drug-related actions and habits in a position to inflicting worry and panic amongst blameless citizens.
“Two suspected cultists had been arrested and a in the community made firearm was once recovered from them following a violent cult-related conflict at Laoye Boulevard, Ede North Native Executive House of Osun State.
“The incident happened on October 19, 2026, at about 12.30 pm, when detectives spoke back to a misery name reporting that suspected cult contributors had been attacking one any other and firing sporadically, inflicting panic amongst citizens.”
Consistent with the police, “the operatives had been ambushed through armed suspected cultists upon arrival, with the attackers allegedly opening fireplace at the crew.
“Regardless of the assault, the operatives arrested one suspect, known as Salaudeen Mujib, who was once allegedly discovered with a in the community made cut-to-size firearm. He reportedly sustained a minor gunshot harm to his proper thigh all over the incident and gained clinical consideration.
“All over interrogation, Mujib reportedly confessed to belonging to the Aye cult staff. A next seek of the cordoned-off house ended in the arrest of any other suspect, Olaposi Afeez, from whom a yellow fight awl and native charms had been recovered. He reportedly confessed to being a member of the Eiye confraternity.”
The Command disclosed that the suspects were charged prior to a reliable courtroom, even supposing main points of the costs weren’t supplied.
The police stated, “the operations shaped a part of efforts to rid Osun State of felony parts consistent with directives issued through the Inspector-Normal of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, forward of the 2027 normal elections.”
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, within the remark, directed House Commanders, Divisional Police Officials and tactical groups to maintain intelligence-led raids on known felony hideouts inside their respective jurisdictions.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, stated the Command had intensified efforts to apprehend different fleeing contributors of the suspected cult teams and get better further guns.
He warned folks thinking about cultism, illegal ownership of firearms and different violent crimes to desist, whilst urging citizens to document suspicious actions and felony actions to the closest police station or via established emergency channels.