Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of the Eiye Secret Confraternity for alleged unlawful possession of firearms, cultism and belonging to an unlawful society.
The suspects were identified as Aluko Mayowa, 33; Oparinde Samuel, 34; and Mukaila Akintayo, 37.
The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu.
According to the statement, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are allegedly members of the Eiye Secret Confraternity and had made statements admitting their alleged membership, including their respective positions and roles within the group.
Police operatives subsequently searched their residences and premises, where they recovered one locally made pistol, one UTC axe, one iron-made dangerous axe, one jackknife and one cutlass.
The Command said efforts are ongoing to arrest other suspected members who are currently at large, while investigations continue to uncover the activities and network of the suspected cult group in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, CP Falade Adegoroye Michael, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to tracking down other members of the group and other criminal elements in the state.
He assured that anyone found culpable would be brought to justice.
The police commissioner also urged residents to remain vigilant and provide credible information that could help prevent cultism, violent crimes and other forms of criminality across the state.
