Suspected Cultist Arrested While Trying To Disrupt School Examination In Ogun

• A suspected cultist, Ojo Akinola Iyanu has been arrested while allegedly trying to disrupt a school examination going

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist, Ojo Akinola Iyanu while allegedly trying to disrupt a school examination going on at Ogun state Institute of Technology Igbesa in Ado Odo Ota local government area of the state.

In a statement on Tuesday signed by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspect was arrested following credible intelligence gathered by the police that some students who belong to a cult group have concluded plans to disrupt the school examination which was rescheduled after the settlement of crisis between the school management and the students.

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Oyeyemi said: ”Having not prepared for the examination, some of the students cultists enacted plan to ensure that the examination did not take place.

“Upon the intelligence, the DPO Igbesa, SP Abayomi Adeniji, in collaboration with other security agencies such as NSDC, So safe Corps and the polytechnic security department decided to properly screen all the students before coming to examination hall right from the main gate.

“While the screening was going on, the suspect and one other who was late identified as “Aloma” were intercepted with a black bag. While searching the bag, the second boy took to his heels while Ojo Akinola Iyanu was quickly arrested.

“Recovered from the bag is one locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge.

‘On interrogation, he confessed been a member of the dreaded “AYE” confraternity. He confessed further that, his group decided to disrupt the examination because the examination came suddenly and met them unprepared.”

He disclosed that the state commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

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