Ogun State is fondly called the Gateway State because of its proximity to Lagos State – the economic nerve centre of the nation.
Crimes ranging from cultism and armed robbery has been on the rise in recent times which calls for concern among the stakeholders.
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspects over cultism, armed robbery, and recovered a stolen motorcycle and parts of a 10KVA generator valued at ₦650,000.
This follows the Command series of operational breakthroughs through sustained intelligence-led, preventive, and community-responsive policing across Ago-Iwoye, Mowe, and Warewa Divisions.
Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta yesterday.
In Mowe, the Operatives of the Division arrested a 26-year-old male suspect identified as a notorious leader of the Eiye Confraternity operating within the Mowe axis.
Babaseyi said that the suspect’s arrest follows the Command’s credible intelligence to uncover plans by the cult group to carry out an initiation exercise aimed at recruiting new members and expanding its activities within the area.
“Through sustained surveillance and proactive deployment, operatives successfully arrested the suspect and disrupted the planned cult initiation exercise before it could be executed.”
“During investigation, the suspect reportedly confessed to his leadership role and admitted involvement in cult-related activities,” he said
Babaseyi added that the suspect had been transferred for further investigation and prosecution.
We call on the Commissioner of Police to effectively tackle crime so that commerce wouldn’t suffer in the already fragile economy.
