Police arrest eight suspected robbers, cultists

AIG Ogunsakin

Eight suspected robbers and cultists have been arrested by the police in Ondo State.

The suspects include three National Diploma (ND) students of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO)

Police sources said they  were arrested in separate operations in Owo Local Government Area.

The students are Blessing Akinboun (ND II Public Administration), Tolutope Fasanu (ND II Business Administration) and Oluwaseun Alabi (ND III Business Administration).

It was gathered that the suspects raped most of their female victims.

They were caught with guns, knives and axes, among others.

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Fasanu confessed that he was initiated into cultism by Temitope Adeyeye in 2013.

One short locally made gun, one dagger and one cutlass were recovered from him.

Police sources said Alabi confessed that he was initiated in 2013. Items recovered from him include a dagger, one bag, one locally made cut-to-size single barrel gun, one cutlass and two cartridges.

Akinboun said he was initiated last year by a colleague, identified as Lampard and four others.

He said he robbed students, who live off campus and rape students.

Police spokesman Wole Ogodo gave the names of the other suspects as Wale Ilori (29), Oluwafemi Abayomi (16), Eze Ogokwe, Taiwo Segun (16) and Ifeanyi Obi.

Ogodo said Ilori was initiated in 2010. The police recovered from Abayomi one UTC knife, one axe and one jack knife, amongst others.

Eze was arrested for alleged conspiracy and stealing.  He was said to have conspired with others to steal some aluminum steel.

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Ogodo said Obi was arrested for alleged stealing; Segun was arrested for unlawful possession of weapons.

The police spokesman said all the suspects would be charged to court after investigation