Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have apprehended eight alleged cult members and seized firearms along with other dangerous weapons during a series of coordinated raids across the Ilorin metropolis.
According to a statement released on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ejire Adetoun Adeyemi, the arrests were made after credible intelligence guided officers to a hideout located in the Akuo and Fagba areas of Ilorin.
The statement noted that any suspect found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
Those arrested were identified as Ismail Sodiq (35), Ibrahim Saheed (26), Feyikemi Odoje (28), Ishola Faisat (23), Abubakar Zainab (22), Azeez Olanrewaju (27), Soliu Ibrahim (22), and Abdulbasit Abdulkadir (24).
Police also reported the recovery of a cache of weapons during the operation, including two locally made pistols, one pump-action shotgun, two cut-to-size shotguns, 25 expended cartridges, and other dangerous weapons.
The Command said the operation demonstrates its commitment to tackling cultism and violent crime in the state while preventing criminal elements from carrying out their activities.