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OGUN: 2 Aiye cult members arrested, 1 killed

Two members of the dreaded Aiye cult, Habeeb Muideen a.k.a Oko 8 and Ibrahim a.k.a Ayin have been arrested during a clash with rival gang at Elega/Iberekodo axis of Abeokuta metropolis of Ogun State.

 

A member of the gang was killed in the supremacy battle while axes and assorted objects believed to be charms were recovered from the arrested suspects.

 

The two cult gang members were arrested in the early hours of Sunday 24th of April 2022 by operatives of ogun state police command during the supremacy fight, the Command’s spokesperson DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement.

 

He added that Habeeb Muideen aka Oko 8 and Ibrahim aka ayin, were arrested following a distress call received by SWAT operatives that the group are engaging in a supremacy battle with another rival cult group at Elega/Iberekodo axis of Abeokuta metropolis.

 

 

“Upon the distress call, the commander SWAT CSP Kalejaye Olanrewaju quickly led his men to the scene.

 

 

“On sighting the policemen, the cultists ran to different direction but were hotly chased and Habeeb Muideen was arrested at Iberekodo while Ibrahim was apprehended at Ajitadun area of the metropolis.

 

“The two suspects are currently undergoing interrogation at SWAT office to determine their roles in the clash which left one Eiye member dead,” Abimbola said.

 

The Police spokesperson said not less than 37 members of various cult group have been arrested in the last one month when the command started clamping down on cultists across the state.

 

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered a comprehensive manhunt for the fleeing members of the groups.

 

 

 

 

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