The police in Ogun State have successfully arrested two suspected ritualists who have been causing havoc to people in Abule Ifa, in Obafemi Owode area of Ogun State.
The two ritualists caught at a den in Ogun state
Two alleged ritualists have been apprehended by operatives of the Assistant Inspector General of Police’ (AIG) Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS), Onikan in Ogun State.
The two identified as Taiwo Adeleke, 47, and Kayode Oseni, 52, were apprehended at Abule Ifa, in Obafemi Owode after detectives uncovered the alleged ritualists’ den used by criminals to fleece people of their money.
The Nation reveals that the suspected ritualists were arrested following a tip off. According to the zonal spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), policemen nabbed the suspects near a den.
Police also discovered fetish materials/structures, charms, figurines and shrines in the building.
He said: “The AIG Abdulmajid Ali led a team of senior officers including the Commissioner of Police (CP) Ogun State, Ahmed Iliyasu, Deputy Commissioner Operations Zone II, Suleiman Balarabe, a DCP, ZIS Commander, Gbenga Megbope, a Chief Superintendent (CSP) and Commander 16 Police Mobile Force, among others to the scene for on-the-spot assessment.
“They also designed possible legal means to take over the dangerous den and dislodge the syndicate.
“The AIG reiterated his readiness to set all machineries in motion to tackle crimes and criminality within the zone, assuring resents of effective policing. He urged them to be more vigilant and to challenge people who come around for such deals, ordering that those arrested be prosecuted.”