Police nab two suspected cultists, recover weapons in Oyo
The Oyo State police command says it arrested two suspected cultists and recovered three axes, one cutlass and other electronic gadgets along Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway.
According to a statement on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, the suspects were arrested during a stop and search operation along the expressway on Wednesday.
“On 3rd June, 2026, operatives of the Command Monitoring Unit, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along the Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway, intercepted and arrested two suspects identified as Ajala Bukola, male, 28 years, and Caleb Adesoye, male, 24 years, it said.
The command noted that preliminary investigation revealed the duo had been on the command’s watchlist for some time owing to their suspected involvement in cult-related activities within Ogbomoso and its environs.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to membership of a dreaded secret cult group. Further investigation indicated that they occupy strategic positions within the group’s hierarchy and may be linked to other criminal activities currently under investigation.
“A search conducted on a Lexus ES 350 vehicle, grey in colour. The search led to the recovery of three axes, one cutlass, one hammer, one Apple laptop computer, one HP laptop computer, two iPhones, one Samsung mobile phone, and substances suspected to be hard drugs,” the command’s statement reads.
The command noted that the suspects remain in its custody and are assisting investigators with credible information to identify and apprehend other members and associates of the criminal group.
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