Police apprehend 6 suspected cultists with locally made pistols in Osun

Police
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Six suspected cultists have been arrested by policemen in Osun state with four locally made pistols in Ipetu-Ijesa, Oriade Local Government of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the police in the state, Yemisi Opalola, on Sunday, confirmed that the suspects were arrested on their way to Delta State.
She said, “We received information that some hoodlums suspected to be the men of the underworld were sighted in Ipetu-Ijesa motor park.
“A police team moved to the motor park and apprehended the six suspects. Meanwhile, four cut-to-size locally made pistols with 155 rounds of live 9mm ammunition were recovered from the suspect.
“The suspects confessed to being members of Eiye confraternity from Ilorin town, Kwara state, and heading to Delta state for cultism operation,” Opalola said.
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