Two suspected cultists- Sheriff Afeeri and Owoseeni Wasiu have been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly killing 20 members of rival groups.
The Police Zonal Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said police officers arrested the suspects in Ota and Ifo towns of the state.
He said they were rounded up while planning to have a meeting.
“Operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, have arrested 2(two) suspected cultists for their involvement in the killings of more than 20(twenty) members of their gang(Aiye confraternity aka Black Axe) and rival gang(Eye Confraternity) in Otta and Ifo areas of Ogun State,” he said.
Adejobi said the arrested suspects confessed to the killing of a rival cultist in the Ifo area of the state.
“The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, has directed proper investigation into the case and apprehension of other members of the gang who have been linked with series of killings in the area and in Ogun State in general,” he said.
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