Suspected Cultist Arrested As Police Recover Firearm in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected cultist in possession of firearms around  Olam be/  Akute road in the Ifo local government area of the state. 

The state police public relations officer, Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital

According to her, the suspect Abiodun, John,25 is the leader of the Alora cult, with a firearm found in his possession during a routine search inside the vehicle he was driving at the time of his arrest.

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“On January 9, 2025, at about 3:30 PM, Ajuwon police officers were conducting a lawful patrol and performing stop-and-search duties along the Akute/Olambe road when they received information from the public regarding two men suspected to be inside a Venza car with dealer number URSMOT AUTOS 4657DLA,” she said

“Immediately the information was intercepted, the officers pursued the vehicle, which was eventually stopped in front of the Osaro Mobile Filling Station,  o one suspect, identified as Abiodun John, a 25-year-old male from the Olori area of Akute, was arrested, while another suspect remains at large”

She said during the search of the vehicle, two locally-made pistols and three live cartridges were discovered in his possession.

“Preliminary investigation has commenced, and the suspect has been taken to the station along with the seized items, and the case will soon be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta for further investigation after preliminary inquiries,” she concluded