A suspected member of a secret society, the Alora cult group, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly attempting to murder a provision shop owner.
The incident, according to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adeola Adeoye, happened on March 8, 2025, at about 9:00 p.m. at a grocery shop located in the Bihari/Ishola area, Ede, Osun State.
Ogunfunmilayo was said to have bought a N500 energy drink and also collected the sum of N400 from the victim, promising to transfer the sum of N900 to him.
The seller obliged and waited for the suspect to transfer the money, which he claimed to have done, but the seller did not receive any alert.
The victim approached Ogunfunmilayo to inform him that he had yet to receive the payment. Shockingly, Adeoye explained that the suspect, instead of settling his bill, brought out a pistol from his bag, shot the provision seller in both hands, and ran away.
Adeoye said, “On March 8, 2025, at about 9:00 p.m., Segun Ogunfunmilayo went to the complainant’s shop located in the Bihari/Ishola area, Ede, Osun State, and bought an energy drink at the rate of five hundred naira (N500). He demanded cash of four hundred naira (N400) from the complainant so that he could transfer the sum of nine hundred naira (N900) to him, which he obliged.
“When he did not receive a credit notification for the sum of nine hundred naira (N900) said to have been transferred by the suspect, he went to inform the suspect that he hadn’t received the alert. To his surprise, the suspect brought out a cut-to-size pistol from his bag, shot him in his left hand and right arm, and took to his heels.
“On receipt of the report, the police swung into action in collaboration with the Civilian JTF and trailed the suspect to his hideout, where he was arrested. One cut-to-size pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from the suspect as exhibits. The suspect, who confessed to being a member of the Alora cult group, will be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.”
