Police arrest 15 cultists in Ondo

No fewer that 15 suspected members from various secret cults were arrested by men of the Ondo State police command during the last Christmas and New Year festival in the state.

The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Femi Joseph, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the suspected cultists were picked up at various locations within the state capital, Akure, during routine patrol.

Joseph listed some of the cultists to include: Olamiju Abioudun, 25, Adejuyigbe Josua, 22, Tayo Agboola, 22, Orebe Boluwaji, 33, Oluwadare Akinbobola, 17, Oluwaseun Olajide, 21, Adesina Olasunkanmi 18 and Alaba Raji, 19.

Others are : Ajibola Olanrewaju, 25, John Isaac, 18, Haruna Friday 18, Omotoso Shina, 26, Ekene Ereozo, 25, Mathew Ogu, 36 and Uche Odoh 30.

The police image maker said, “The suspects were arrested at different locations in Akure. During the routine patrol of our men to ensure that we had peaceful Christians and New Year Celebration, the suspects were arrested in their different hideouts in the town ,

“Some of them were arrested during the initiations of new members into their cult groups while some were arrested while holding their meetings.”

According to him, dangerous weapons like: Axes, cultlases, matchetes, cut-to-size locally-made pistols,  charms among others were recovered from the suspects.

He, however, stated that the suspects had been charged to court and had been remanded in prison custody, while he appealed to parents to always monitor the movements of their wards

Joseph reiterated the command determination to flush out undesirable elements from the state saying the  command would not relent in making Ondo State crime-free state.