23 October 2026 3:34 pm WAT
…recover one English axe, two knives, one short cutlass, toy gun
The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a suspected cult initiation in Owode-Yewa, arresting three students aged 12 to 18.
The command disclosed this in an X post on Friday.
According to the post, the arrests followed timely intelligence about a planned cult-related activity tagged “Kito Day” involving students from different secondary schools in the area.
“Acting on the information received on 22nd October 2026, the Divisional Police Officer, Owode-Yewa, swiftly deployed a team of detectives in collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria to the scene.
“The operation led to the arrest of the three suspects and the recovery of one English axe, two knives, one short cutlass, one rubber toy gun and a school bag,” the posts in part.
The police said the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, today, October 23, for further investigation and possible prosecution.
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