Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and dangerous weapons during coordinated operations across the Ilorin metropolis.
Recall that the arrest is coming barely a week after four people were killed, two gravely injured and two arrested in a fierce shooting incident by suspected cultists around the Post Office area of Ilorin metropolis.
A statement by the spokesperson of the command, Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, in Ilorin on Friday, said \u201cOperatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit, in collaboration with other tactical teams of the command, acted on credible intelligence and conducted a targeted raid at a suspected cultist\u2019s hideout located in the Akuo and Fagba Area, of Ilorin metropolis.
\u201cThe operation led to the arrest of eight suspected cultists, and identified as Ismail Sodiq \u2018M\u2019 35yrs, \u2060Ibrahim Saheed \u2018M\u2019 26yrs, Feyikemi Odoje \u2018F\u2019 28yrs, Ishola Faisat F\u2019 23yrs, Abubakar Zainab \u2018F\u2019 22yrs, Azeez Olarenwaju \u2018M\u2019 27yrs, Soliu Ibrahim \u2018M\u2019 22yrs, and Abdulbasit Abdulkadir \u2018M\u2019 24yrs.\u201d
Adeyemi, revealed that during the operations, a cache of dangerous weapons and other incriminating items were recovered.
The exhibits recovered include two locally made pistols, one pump-action shotgun, two cut-to-size shotguns, 25 expended cartridges and other dangerous weapons capable of being used to facilitate violent crimes and threaten public safety.
She said an investigation is ongoing to establish the extent of each suspect\u2019s involvement, identify other members of the criminal network, and apprehend fleeing accomplices, while those found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
The Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, attributed the operational success to the intelligence-led policing strategy of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, reaffirming the command\u2019s commitment to combating cultism and other violent crimes through proactive policing and public collaboration.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists and recovered firearms and dangerous weapons during coordinated operations across the Ilorin metropolis. Recall that the arrest is coming barely a week after four people were killed, two gravely injured and two arrested in a fierce shooting incident by suspected cultists around the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n