OYO POLICE ARREST 13 SUSPECTED CULTISTS, 2 FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF HUMAN SKULL

“Some members of the dreaded Aiye Confraternity who have been inflicting various acts of violence and nefarious activities on members of the public, and have been terrorizing members of the public within Ibadan metropolis, were arrested where they converged to initiate new members into the secret cult’, he said.

“Sequel to information, a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad operatives together with the local vigilante group were quickly drafted to the area, the suspects were arrested, the suspects include: Durodola Olamide, Femi Aluko, (both were ex-students of College of Education, Oyo), Faroyeje Ayanfe, George Ifeanyi (both were ex-students of Ekiti State University), Abdulahi Musa, Isiaka Jubril, Onadolapo Kolawole, Ridwan Yekini, Moronfade Opeyemi, Ojebisi Johnson, Popoola Seun, Afeez Fatai, and Taiwo Adeyemi.”

The police boss stated that the suspects were arrested in Igbooloyin, Ojoo, Oyo town, and Bodija respectively, adding that exhibits recovered from them include; three cutlass, one empty cartridge shell, one black Axe berret, five Aiye customized berret cap, one full Aiye customized regalia which were to be used for the initiation rites and some weeds suspected to be Indian hemp

The Commissioner also disclosed that, in a related development, the command arrested two suspects, Abdullahi Basiru and Adekola Martins for unlawful possession of human skull, adding that, “Police patrol team attached to Ikoyi Ile/Ogbomosho road intercepted the suspects from Oja Fulani Area of Ede, Osun State with two human skull, upon the interrogation, the suspects were unable to give a satisfactory account of the two human skull in their possession.”

Speaking with one of the suspects , he confessed to the crime, explaining that they were sent by one Alhaji Semiu from Igbeti area of Oyo State before they were later intercepted by the police.

Penpushing recalled that the Oyo State Police Command, had recently in a press release statement signed by the Police Public Relation Officer, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, said  intelligence reports revealed possible cult clash in the State between  secret cult groups, popularly known as ‘Aiye Confraternity’  and ‘Buccaneer’, otherwise known as ‘Eiye Confraternity’