Police Arrest 10 Suspected Members Of Dreaded Eiye Cult Group

10 suspected members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity have been arrested by the Anti-Cultists Unit of Ogun State Police Command.

The Police named the suspects Adekoya Adesina, Ayinde Olumide, Adebayo Jamiu, Ajayi Temitope, Taiwo Olatunji, Oladapo Ayeye, Johnson Adeyemi, Tunde Banjo, Gbenga Morufu, and Tunde Adenuga.

They were arrested on Saturday following information that a group of cultists was converging at different locations in Odogbolu to unleash terror in Shagamu in continuation of the supremacy battle among the various cult groups in Shagamu and its environs.

According to the State Police Spokesperson, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the hoodlums attacked the team with dangerous weapons but were subdued and ten of them were apprehended.

He said the Second in Command of the Unit, SP Morakinyo Adejumo, was seriously injured during the operation and is responding to treatment at the hospital.

Eight live cartridges and a large number of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Oladimeji, has ordered a massive manhunt for the remaining members of the group.

He vowed to make the State unconducive for cultists and other criminals as the Command is ready to take the battle to their doorsteps.