Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists believed to be students of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) at the university campus.
Spokesperson for the command, Sunday Abutu, said the suspects who are currently detained at the command’s headquarters, along old Iyin-Ekiti road, Ado-Ekiti, are currently undergoing investigations.
He explained that operatives of the command had received a distress call that some suspected members of the Buccaneer Confraternity and Alora Sea Lord cult group were engaged in a clash.
He said the command immediately deployed the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the scene and arrested eight suspects. According to him, the suspects were apprehended while conducting themselves in a manner that could breach peace on the campus.
He gave their names as: Onifade Joshua Akinsola (400-Level Political Science), Olatunde David (400-Level Computer Science), Omoboyowa Olabode (400-Level Political Science), Daniel Oluwagbenga (300-Level Accounting), Adeleke Tolani (300-Level Sociology).
Others are: Andrew Ochuko (300-Level Sociology), Bamiduro Ahmed Olawale (Carryover Student of Political Science) and Adelakun Omoniyi (2023 graduate).
“During the operation, some of the fleeing gang members fired gunshots at the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) conveying the RRS operatives and damaged the windscreen. Efforts is in progress to arrest them and recover the weapons in their possession.
“Exhibits recovered from the arrested suspects are; two yellow face caps with Buccaneer Confraternity, Alora Sea Lord secret cult logo and an inscription that reads ‘Santa Barbara love victory and perfection’,” Abutu added.
