A ritualists’ den has been uncovered by operative of Zonal
Intervention Squad, Zone 2, Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, at Abule Ifa, Siun area of Obafemi Owode Local
Government, Ogun State, arresting two suspected leaders of the syndicate. Several
fetish materials and assorted charms were recovered from the massive den.
Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone,
Abdulmajid Ali, yesterday, led a team of senior officers among who were
Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Police Command, Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu; Officer
in Charge of Operations, Zone 2, DCP Suleiman Balarabe; Commander of the ZIS,
CSP Gbenga Megbope, and Commander 16 Police Mobile Force, Chika, among others,
to the den.
The visit, as explained by the AIG, was to have an
on-the-spot assessment of the den and also to design possible legal means of
taking over the den, which he described as dangerous. He stated that the
discovery and subsequent arrest of the suspects were made following a tip-off.
He disclosed that the den was used by some
fraudsters/ritualists to dupe people and perpetrate evil acts.
“The operatives, who had been on surveillance of the men of
the underworld, were able to arrest the ring leaders of the syndicate
identified as Taiwo Adeleke, 47, and Kayode Oseni, 52,” he added.
While commending the policemen for what he described as a
job well done, he reiterated his readiness to set all machineries in motion,
with a view to tackling crime and criminality within the zone.
He said: “Necessary legal steps will be taken to take over
the structure and dislodge the syndicate,” adding that the suspects would be
charged to court.
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