Man arrested for alleged murder of rival cult member in Ogun

Police operatives in Ogun have arrested one Adekunle Adebajo for the alleged murder of a suspected member of a rival cult group in the Ijebu Ode area of the state.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta.

She said: “Concerned citizens made a distress call to the Divisional Police Station, Igbeba, on August 12, and reported that rival cults fought each other where the deceased called ‘Mosquito’, “was shot, macheted, and his left hand severed and taken away by his killers.

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“Adebajo, popularly called ‘Kunle Polly,’ who was suspected to be one of the killers, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. in his hideout at Isiwo, Ijebu.

“During interrogation, Kunle Polly admitted to being a member of the Eiye confraternity.

“This prompted a search to be conducted at his residence, leading to the recovery of a Beretta pistol with six live rounds of ammunition, two UTC axes, and charms.

“Investigation is ongoing to unravel the pattern of severing left hand of their victims, and to arrest other criminals that fled the hideout.”

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