Men of the Ogun State Police Command, at the weekend, arrested 116 suspected ‘Aye’ c¥lt members in Ifo area of the state.
The c¥ltists, 70 males and 46 females, who are members of the Aye Confraternity, were arrested by the command’s Anti-Cultism Squad at a hotel in Ibogun Road.
According to a statement by the command, the police had a security report on the activities of the c¥ltists in the area, and that they would be having their initiation and anniversary ceremonies.
Following the report, the Anti-Cultism Squad was drafted to the scene, leading to the arrest of the suspects. Items recovered from them include four ax£s, seven cutla§ses, anniversary invitation cards, banners, illicit dr¥gs, and c@nnabis.
The statement said: “Today (26/08/23) at about 0105hrs, based on intelligence received on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Neo Black Movement, a.k.a Aye Confraternity, Ifo Forum, the Commissioner of Police directed the Tactical Unit and men from Ota Area Command to the scene.
“Surveillance was mounted and over 300 c¥lt members were sighted. These included female invitees gathered for the celebration to mark Aye Day in Ogun State.
On sighting the team of policemen who had already cordoned off the scene, they fled in different directions and 116 suspects were arrested, including 70 males and 46 females.
Exhibits recovered from the scene during operation include four axes, representing the symbol of their confraternity, w££ds suspected to be Indian hemp, cultist anniversary banner among other recoveries.
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