{"id":600,"date":"2025-07-14T14:44:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/?p=600"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:44:28","slug":"suspected-cultist-shot-dead-in-ogun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/suspected-cultist-shot-dead-in-ogun\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected cultist shot dead in Ogun"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A suspected member of the Supreme Eiye Confraternity cult group, identified as Bashiru Saidu, has been shot dead during a rival clash in the Atan, Ota area of Ogun State.<br \/><br \/>Saidu, aged 44, was shot in the head and left in the pool of his blood on Sunday.<br \/><br \/>It was gathered that the assailants numbering four, had arrived in two motorcycles and immediately fled the scene after the attack.<br \/><br \/><br \/>The Ogun Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, stated that on receiving the distress call at about 10:00 pm, the Atan-Ota Division swiftly dispatched officers to the scene.<br \/><br \/>Odutola assured that investigations were ongoing to unravel all circumstances surrounding the incident and to apprehend the suspects.<br \/><br \/>She said, \u201cThe Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into a fatal cult-related incident that claimed the life of one Bashiru Saidu, aged 44, along Bankole Onibukun Street, Atan-Ota in the Atan-Ota area of the state.<br \/><br \/>\u201cHis body was evacuated and deposited at the State Hospital Mortuary, Ilaro, for further examination.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Odutola stated that the Command\u2019s Anti-Cultism Unit has been sent in by Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, to conduct a comprehensive investigation with the goal of capturing those responsible for the horrible deed.<br \/><br \/>She advised locals to stay vigilant and notify the closest police station of any suspicious activity.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspected member of the Supreme Eiye Confraternity cult group, identified as Bashiru Saidu, has been shot dead during a rival clash in the Atan, Ota area of Ogun State. 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