LAUTECH students nabbed over alleged cultism

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested eleven students from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, in connection with alleged cultism. The arrests were made following credible intelligence indicating that members of the Eiye Confraternity were converging to plan attacks within the student community.

During the operation, police operatives foiled a planned attack and recovered several incriminating items from the suspects and their hideout. These exhibits included four locally fabricated cut-to-size pistols, eleven live cartridges, one expended cartridge, two cult axes, a cutlass, a dagger knife, and a red cult hooded cap.

The arrested students were identified by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade. The alleged leader of the group was identified as Adedapo Victor, 24, with Taiwo Rasheed, 22, named as the alleged second-in-command. Other suspects range in age from 20 to 32.

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Exhibits recovered include four locally fabricated cut-to-size pistols; eleven live cartridges; one expended cartridge; two cult axes; one cutlass; one dagger knife; and one red cult hooded cap.

According to Ayanlade, the police operatives deployed to the suspects' hideout in the Under-G, Yuako, and Adenike areas acted on intelligence that the cult members were preparing to launch coordinated attacks. These attacks were allegedly intended to cause widespread unrest within the student community.

The police stated that the recovered weapons and regalia were believed to be intended for use in violent activities. The operation underscores the ongoing efforts by the Oyo State Police Command to combat cultism and related criminal activities on university campuses.

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Acting on credible intelligence received by the command, operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit were deployed after it was established that members of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity had converged at their hideout within the Under-G, Yuako, and Adenike areas, where they were allegedly perfecting plans to launch coordinated attacks within the student community capable of causing widespread unrest.