Bashir Adewinmbi, commander of the Amotekun Corps in Osun, says operatives arrested a suspected notorious cult leader in Ilesa on Monday.

In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Adewinmbi said the suspect, Taiwo Ogunsola, alias Taiwo Portable, was arrested Monday midnight after a complaint was lodged at the Ilesa area command of Amotekun about his nefarious activities.

He said the suspect, who had been on the wanted list of the Osun Police Anti-Cultism Unit for a long time, was found in possession of a Dane gun and an axe at his residence when he was arrested.

“Operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps on Monday midnight arrested a young man, Taiwo Ogunsola, 29, alias Taiwo Portable, for cultism activities in the Olomilagbala area, Ilesa, Osun state,” the Amotekun chief stated. “He was arrested after a complaint was lodged at the Amotekun Ilesa area command about him and his gang members’ activities in Ilesa.”

Mr Adewinmbi said during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a longtime member of the Eiye Confraternity and confessed to some nefarious activities in Ilesa and its environs.

He said the corps handed the suspect to the police for investigation and prosecution.

The Amotekun commander commended residents of Ilesa for providing the corps with information that led to the suspect’s arrest.

He called on residents of the area to always provide useful information and intelligence to security agents that would help to curb crimes and apprehend criminal suspects in the state.

(NAN)