By Teniola Blessing.
The Anti-Cultism Unit of the Ekiti State Police Command, in collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Omuo-Ekiti Unit, on 17/07/2022 have arrested seven suspected cultists.
The arrested suspects are: Gbenga Abiodun Oluwatobi 26yrs, Akinola Ademola Ojo 22yrs, Rotimi Tolulope 35yrs, Samuel Sesan 22yrs, Abiodun Adeleke 42yrs, Olagunju Temitope 21yrs and Adekunle Oluwaseun 24yrs.
The suspects were arrested around Broni-Broni Quarry construction site in Omuo-Ekiti where they were having their meeting and initiation of new members.
The all confessed that they are members of Eiye confraternity group and were having their usual meeting and registration of their new members when they were arrested.
The suspects were arrested with some wraps of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp including their registration notebook that contains their names and ranks such as Coordinator, N.G1 to N.G5, Flight Commander 1 to Flight Commander 7, Eagle 1 to Eagle 8, Government, Mopol 33, amongst others.
Statement by the PPRO Ekiti Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, says the suspects will be arraigned accordingly while effort is in progress to arrest other fleeing suspects.