OYO POLICE COMMAND READS RIOT ACT TO CULT GROUPS PLANNING ANNUAL CELEBRATION
The police spokesman said the proposed ‘celebration’ by the cults groups are scheduled to hold on 7th of July,(Buccaneer) and ‘ on 8th August (Eiye Confraternity) every year across the South-West States of Nigeria.
The statement reads that ‘The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Shina Olukolu wishes to inform the peace loving people of Oyo that the celebration of secret cult group popularly known as ‘Aiye Confraternity’ on 7th July and ‘Buccaneer’, otherwise known as ‘Eiye Confraternity’ on 8th of August every year across the South-West States of Nigeria has come to the notice of the Oyo State Command and adequate security measures has been emplaced to forestall any unlawful assembly and breakdown of law and order/loss of life associated with such unauthorized activities.
“The Police Command further wishes to reassure the people and the entire citizenry that the police in Oyo State are on top of the situation and are working assiduously to clampdown on aforementioned secret cult groups.”
The statement reads further that ‘It is worthy of note that concerted efforts have been put in place to respond adequately to any security threats from any of these unlawful secret cult groups who are bent on disturbing the peace equilibrium being enjoyed by the good people of Oyo State on the chosen dates of 7/7/2019 and 8/8/2019 respectively’.
“The command hereby enjoined all the people of Oyo State to go about their lawful businesses as the police will not give any breathing space to these unscrupulous elements to create chaos or breach of peace in any part of the state.”
The Commissioner however warned any individual or group and also advised parents to sternly warn their children who are bent on causing mayhem on the said dates to desist from such planned dastardly acts or change their ways.
Penpushing also reports that, the boss advised the cult members to refrain from testing the will and capacity of the police and security agencies in Oyo State, stressing that the police will respond adequately to any security threat and deal decisively with any threat to peace and order in the State.
‘In the light of these, the Commissioner of Police consequently solicit support from the entire citizenry by way of giving useful information to the police when these cult groups known as “Aiye Confraternity” operates in Black beret with AXE inscription and 7/7 bodly written on the axe on 7th July, 2019 and “Buccaneer” known as Eiye Confraternity operates in Blue beret and yellow socks on 8th of July, 2019 in any parts of Oyo State’, the statement added.
