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The Oyo State Police Command said it has arrested 11 suspected members of the Eiye confraternity who planned to launch coordinated attacks on Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.
Command spokesman, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade disclosed this in a statement late Friday.
The all-male suspects were identified as Adedapo Victor, 24, alleged leader of the group; Taiwo Rasheed, 22, alleged second-in-command; Emeka Issac 20; Akande Segundo, 26; Akande Julius, 26; Stephen Opeyemi, 24; and Fortune Abel, 22.
Others are Oluwatunmise Ayodeji, 22; Adigun Oladimeji, 32; Akande Moses, 28; and Karim Kalid, 20.
Ayanlade said the operation, which led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and other dangerous weapons, followed credible intelligence received by the command.
The statement reads, “Acting on credible intelligence received by the command, operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) were deployed after it was established that members of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity had converged at their hideout within the Under-G, Yuako, and Adenike areas, where they were allegedly perfecting plans to launch coordinated attacks within the student community capable of causing widespread unrest.
“On arrival at the identified locations, the operatives swiftly intervened and successfully foiled the planned attacks before they could be executed, leading to the arrest of eleven male suspects.”
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Ayanlade explained that following their arrest, the suspects were taken into custody where they voluntarily confessed to being members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity, while preliminary investigation further revealed their alleged involvement in various cult-related criminal activities, including murder.
He added that further investigation established that all eleven suspects were students of LAUTECH.
“Subsequently, a thorough search conducted on the suspects and their hideout led to the recovery of several incriminating exhibits, believed to have been intended for use in violent activities,” the statement further reads.
Items allegedly recovered from the suspects include four locally fabricated cut-to-size pistols; eleven live cartridges; one expended cartridge; two cult axes; one cutlass; one dagger knife; and one red cult hooded cap.
In response to this development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, commended the professionalism, vigilance, and prompt action of the operatives whose swift response prevented what could have escalated into violent attacks within the student community.
He further assured that the command remained committed to ensuring that all individuals connected to the criminal network were brought to justice, as efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate.
The command reiterated that all suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations, while urging members of the public to continue supporting the police with timely and credible information that would aid the fight against cultism and other violent crimes.
