Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Zone 2 police apprehend 20 suspects over cult attack, police officer’s murder in Ilese near Ijebu Ode The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos has arrested 20 suspects in connection with cult-related violence, armed robbery, and the killing of a police officer in the Ilesi community near Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Umma…
Members of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps, known as So-Safe Corps, apprehended Kabiru Adedotun, also known as K.B, an alleged notorious member of the Eye Confraternity, accused of causing terror in Ogun communities. A cut-to-size pistol was seized from him during the operation. The State Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji…
Suspected members of a rival cult gang brutally murdered three individuals in the Ijoko community, located in the Ota area of Ogun State, leaving their lifeless bodies within an abandoned building. This shocking incident transpired on a Saturday and was widely perceived by residents as the grim aftermath of renewed clashes between rival cult groups.…
The Ogun State government has officially ended the curfew that was previously imposed on Sagamu town in the aftermath of violent confrontations between rival cult groups last month. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, cited the improved security situation in the troubled town as the basis for this…
Former Ogun State deputy governor, Senator Shefiu Kaka, recently offered valuable advice to Nigerian youths during the Sanyaolu Memorial Annual Lecture held in Abeokuta. The event revolved around the theme, “Combating the Twin Menaces of Youth Unemployment and Insecurity in Nigeria: The Roles of the Professional Elites,” a subject of utmost relevance to the current…
The Department of State Services (DSS) called in the Chairman of Sagamu Local Government in Ogun State, Afolabi Odulate, and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who represents Sagamu Constituency II in the state’s House of Assembly, Adeniran Ademola. They were asked to come in for questioning because of recent violence involving cults…
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has made it clear that those involved in the recent cult killings in Sagamu are not students or affiliated with any political party. This statement comes in the wake of the Department of State Services (DSS) arresting a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly,…
The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) has characterized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a “nest of cultists” and has called for further investigation by security agencies to apprehend and curb the rising menace of cultism in the state. Hon. Tunde Oladunjoye, the Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC, made this statement in a…
The State Security Services (SSS) has arrested Damilare Bello, a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Sagamu Constituency 1. His arrest is related to the recent violent clashes in his constituency, which resulted in numerous casualties. Damilare Bello is a member of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the party has…
A member of Ogun State’s Assembly, Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, got arrested for his alleged role in a weekend clash between cults in Sagamu. Five suspects, linked to the incident that began on Wednesday and lasted until Sunday, causing multiple deaths, also got apprehended. The lawmaker, representing Sagamu State Constituency (1), is accused of providing…
