The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 30 suspected cultists after disrupting an alleged initiation ceremony in Isara-Remo.
The operation was carried out by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) in collaboration with officers from the Isara Area Command and the Isara Division.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, the raid followed credible intelligence that a group of young men had gathered at an uncompleted building in the area for suspected cult-related activities.
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The police said the gathering involved alleged cult meetings, initiation rites, alcohol consumption and chanting.
Acting on the intelligence, security operatives stormed the location and arrested 30 suspects while others reportedly fled the scene.
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Among those arrested were Muiz Olawale, Adeniji Akinwale, Ajayi Victor, Damilola Oluwasegun, Adewale Olayemi, Aminu Rahmon, Olodudu Ademola, Matthew Imoleayo, Adenle Habeb, Lekan Qudus, Olamilekan Ayanleke, Adegbasa Ezekiel, Ibukun Adeniyi, Abiodun Babatunde, Oshofolahan Michael, Salau Adedeji, Benjamin Kehinde, Magnus Elijah, Oluwadamilare Samson, Oyebowale Ojutona, Abiodun Makanjuola, Idowu Toheeb, Olamide Sunday, Malik Also, Abdullahi Damilola, Israel Ayomikun, Oyeledun Ezekiel, Adelabu Imoleayo, Ajayi Oluwasegun and Olaawun Faith.
Police operatives also recovered four vehicles allegedly abandoned by fleeing suspects.
Other items recovered at the scene included a jackknife, a local drum, a sekere (traditional rattle instrument) and several bottles containing substances suspected to be alcohol.
The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the group who escaped during the operation.
Reacting to the development, Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, praised the officers involved in the raid and reiterated the command’s commitment to tackling cultism and other violent crimes.
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He warned that the police would not tolerate cult-related activities in any part of the state and urged those involved in such groups to renounce their memberships and embrace lawful pursuits.
The commissioner also called on residents to remain vigilant and continue providing useful information to security agencies to support efforts aimed at maintaining peace and public safety across the state.
