Police Nab Notorious Cult Leader, Rapist, Kidnapper in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected cult leader, rapist, kidnapper, and murderer, AbdulAzeez Ibrahim, in the Imaweje community of Ijebu-Ode.
The command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, who spoke to PRISTINEGIST, said Ibrahim was nabbed by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team at about 2:30 am on Sunday, following intelligence reports.
Odutola said Ibrahim, who claimed to be a final-year student at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijegun, was also a leader and gunrunner for the notorious Neo- Movement, otherwise known as the Aye Confraternity.
She said Ibrahim, who was also known as “Butcher”, was the second in command of the confraternity and the custodian of all gang weapons used to terrorise some communities in Ijebu-Ode.
She said the SWAT team stormed his hideout, where they recovered several weapons and charms, including one serviceable Beretta, one pump-action Rifle-Josef, one English long double barrel rifle, two locally made short single barrel rifles, one locally made short single barrel with two rounds of live ammunition, assorted charms of body armor, and others.
She said Ibrahim had earlier been wanted in a kidnapping case and was a serial rapist and murderer.
She noted that the state commissioner of police, Abiodun Alamutu, had vowed to clamp down on notorious criminal elements in the state.
She added, “The Commissioner of Police, CP Alamutu Abiodun, through various sting operations, has promised to eliminate all criminal elements, including syndicate groups notorious for kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, and cultism.”
Ogun state has been battling with cult activities and killings in recent times. One of the incidents reportedly left several people dead and many others arrested in the Sagamu area.
Last week, two yet-to-be-identified persons were reportedly butchered to death by suspected cultists in Ota town in the Ado-Odo Ota area of the state.
Following the rising cases, the command has in the past few months carried out various operations to stem the rise of cultism in the state. One of its September 2023 operations led the SWAT team to arrest a suspected kingpin of the Eiye Confraternity, Ogunnibi Hammed, along with 18 other suspected members of the gang.
The police said Hammed was a notorious cultist who had been widely known for his involvement in gruesome attacks against rival cult groups in the state.
Others arrested during the sting operations include Sodipo Azeez, also known as Bintobo, Ilori Gbenga, Lamina Yusuf, Kolawole Rasaq, Adelaja Otusanya, Adeyemi Soneye, Oseni Toheeb, ThankGod Naba, Lekan Qudus, Adelusi Omotayo, and Timothy Monday. Ayomide Ishmael, Oboje Jeremiah, Ayoola Oladayo, Jacob Chidi, John Innocent, Ayangbile Victor, and Jacob Sunday.
