The Oyo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat cultism and other violent crimes across the State with the arrest of two confessed members of a secret cult group and the recovery of weapons and hard drugs from them.
The spokesperson and the command and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, made this known on Friday.
Ayanlade said on June 3, 2026, operatives of the Command Monitoring Unit, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along the Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway, intercepted and arrested two suspects: Ajala Bukola, male, 28, and Caleb Adesoye, male, 24.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the duo had been on the Command’s watchlist for some time owing to their suspected involvement in cult-related activities within Ogbomoso and its environs.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to membership of a dreaded secret cult group.
Further investigation indicated that they occupy strategic positions within the group’s hierarchy and may be linked to other criminal activities currently under investigation.
A search conducted on their Lexus ES 350 vehicle, grey in colour led to the recovery of three axes, one cutlass, one hammer, one Apple laptop computer, one HP laptop computer, two iPhones, one Samsung mobile phone, and substances suspected to be hard drugs.
The suspects, Ayanlade said, remain in police custody and are assisting investigators with credible information aimed at identifying and apprehending other members and associates of the criminal group.
He added: “Concerted efforts are ongoing to dismantle the network and bring all those connected with its activities to justice.
“The Oyo State Police Command reiterates its unwavering commitment to combating cultism and all forms of criminality across the State.
“The Command therefore urges members of the public to remain vigilant and continue to provide timely and actionable information to security agencies.
“The Command assures law-abiding residents that it will sustain its proactive crime-fighting strategies and ensure that all individuals involved in activities capable of threatening public peace and safety are dealt with in accordance with the law.”
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