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12 cult members arrested in Ondo

No fewer than 12 persons suspected to be members of various cult groups were arrested by the Ondo State Police Command in Akure, the state capital.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Femi Joseph, who disclosed this during a press briefing, stated that the suspects had allegedly been involving in various criminal activities in Akure and its environs in the recent time.

The suspects were identified as, Olayinka Komolafe, 25, Ojo Adedeji, 27, Borokini Ayodeji, 26, Bamidele Kokumo, 35, Tayo Komolafe, 22 and Ibrahim Mohammed, 20.

Others are Rotimi Tolu, 28, Olanrewaju Femi, 20, Ayomide Adewale, 27, Arije Adebayo, 45, Kayode Amimi, 23 and Ayo Ogundare.

According to the PPRO, the suspects had confessed to the crimes and would be charged to court very soon.

” The suspects have been involving in various acts of murder and other heinous crimes in Akure and its environs recently. They had in their possession various locally-made rifles with which they carried out their dastardly acts,” he said.