OGUN POLICE DISRUPT ALLEGED CULT GATHERING, SEIZE FIREARMS AND VEHICLES

OGUN POLICE DISRUPT ALLEGED CULT GATHERING, SEIZE FIREARMS AND VEHICLES 



By Jennifer Nwosu 


The Ogun State Police Command has recorded a significant operational success following coordinated overnight security operations across the Isara, Ipara and Ode axis of the state, resulting in the arrest of 14 suspects for unlawful assembly and conspiracy to breach public peace. The operation forms part of the Command’s broader strategy to curb cult related activities and prevent disruptions to community safety within vulnerable corridors.

In a statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, the police said actionable intelligence received at about 1:20 a.m. on January 24th, 2026, revealed that suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity had converged at a bush location in Ipara-Remo. The gathering, according to the statement, was intended for the initiation of new members and the planning of activities capable of destabilising public order. Acting on the intelligence, a joint task force drawn from the Anti-Cultism Unit and the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), with support from the Ipara and Isara divisional teams, moved in and arrested 14 suspects; 13 males and one female.
During the operation, officers recovered three locally made pistols, 11 live cartridges, four rounds of 9mm Beretta ammunition, criminal charms, confraternity caps, a drum allegedly used for cult initiation rites, 19 mobile phones, a Samsung mini laptop and nine vehicles of various brands, some of which were unregistered or bearing unauthorised dealer plates. The suspects identified as Solomon Shobamiwo, also known as “Solo Hot,” Farooq Ogunsola, Toheeb Abolade, Balogun Williams, Ayodele Abdulkareem, Adedapo Ogunsanya, Toheeb Saka, Akpan Dara, Micheal Olakemi, Habeeb Olayinka, Dapo Adeola, Adetunji Adeyemi, Henry Kingsley, and Nanso Blessing are currently under investigation and will be charged to court upon its conclusion.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, condemned all forms of unlawful assembly, cultism and criminal association, urging young people to disengage from activities that threaten peace and social stability. He assured residents that intelligence-led patrols and targeted operations would continue across the state to safeguard lives and property, while encouraging members of the public to report suspicious activities through the Command’s emergency response lines through the Gateway Shield toll-free line 0800 000 9111 or emergency numbers 0906 283 7609, 0912 014 1706, 0915 102 7369 and 0708 497 2994.

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