The President of the Students’ Union Government of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji and one other, Olarewaju Taiwo, have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command.
They were arrested on Sunday 9th February 2020 for cultism, according to a statement sent to The DEFENDER by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.
“The duo were arrested following an information received by police at Ilaro division from members of the public that some group of people suspected to be cultists were sighted in a bush at Gbogidi area of Ilaro where they were trying to initiate new members into their dreaded group.
“On receiving the information, the DPO Ilaro division, CSP Olayemi Jacob mobilized his patrol team and swiftly moved to the scene where the two suspects were arrested with the assistance of members of the public while others escaped through the bush.
“The two arrested cultists who are in full regalia of the dreaded black axe cult group have been taken to custody at Ilaro divisional headquarters where they are being currently interrogated”, the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti cultists section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
