The Ogun State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, says it has arrested two suspected cultists and recovered a locally fabricated pistol, a live cartridge, and one axe in the Ipokia Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, identified as 22-year-old Raji Selim, 23-year-old Rafiu Saheed, and 25-year-old Idowu Ganiu, who is currently at large, were alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping and killing of residents in the area.
The Corps Deputy Commander, Tajudeen Bakare, in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday, said they were arrested at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday in the Owotedo area of Ajegunle Idirorko.
According to Bakare, the three suspects, while on their way to carry out their operations, were intercepted riding on an unregistered Bajaj Boxer.
The statement reads: āThe arrest of these suspects was successful, following several intelligence reports at the disposal of the Agency. In addition, our operatives have been on the trail of the gang for quite some time now.
āThe suspects arrested include Rafiu Saheed, male, 23 years, and Raji Selim, male, 22 years, while the third suspect, popularly known as Idowu Ganiu, male, aged about 25 years, escaped.
āHowever, when they were searched, the following exhibits were recovered in their possession: a locally fabricated pistol, one live cartridge, one axe, and an unregistered red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle.
āThis has been their modus operandi as criminal elements terrorizing innocent people, particularly in kidnapping and murder, in recent times,ā the statement added.
The Deputy Commander stated that the suspects, alongside the recovered exhibits, have been transferred to SCID Eleweran, Abeokuta, for investigation and prosecution.
He urged members of the public, stakeholders, and parents to keep a close watch on their wards, neighbours, and any suspicious persons.
Amotekun nabs two suspected cultists in Ogun
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