Police officers in Ogun State have arrested eight members of the Black Axe cult group as they held a procession for their dead colleague at Ogijo.
The Black Axe cultists also proceeded to unleash mayhem on the community, robbing and shooting a 16 year old boy in the process.
According to police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the incident, the teenager was rushed into the Ogijo police station with a gunshot wound in the stomach. This resulted in Police officers being mobilized to the scene of the funeral procession and effecting the arrest of at least eight black axe members. The victim was also taken to a hospital for medical attention.
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“Upon the report, the DPO Ogijo division CSP Muhammed Suleiman Baba led his men to the scene where eight members of the violent group namely: Olatunji Opeyemi m’ 26, Ayuba Oduola m’ 25, Sobowale Abiodun m’ 28, Sobowale Sunday m’ 25, Adelowo Olalekan m’ 32, Kareem Lanre m’ 21, Emmanuel Adebisi m’ 21 and Tobiloba Wasiu m’ 20 yrs were arrested after serious encounter with the policemen.”
The black axe members were also arrested with a banner announcing the death of their member alongside cultist insignia. The cultists have all been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and intelligence department of the Ogun State Police Command.