The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended 15 suspected cultists and armed robbers in Ibadan, the state capital.
The suspects were paraded on Monday by the State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi, at the Command headquarters in Eleyele.
While addressing journalists, Sonubi expressed concern over the rising menace of cultism and related criminal activities in the state.
“Cultism poses a significant threat to public safety,” Sonubi stated, highlighting the Command’s strategic measures to combat the menace.
During the operation, several incriminating items were seized, including: Five jackets with cultism inscriptions; Three dane guns; One locally made pistol; One cut-to-size gun; One long-barrel gun; A Toyota Camry with registration number KTU 41 JH; A red cloth, a powder blue beret with inscriptions, and three cutlasses, among other items.
