Police arrest two cultists, recover firearm in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended two suspected cult members and recovered a locally fabricated firearm during operations targeting criminal networks in Ilorin. The arrests are a result of intelligence-led operations and sustained surveillance by police operatives.

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Acting on credible intelligence and sustained surveillance, operatives of the Command arrested one Abdullahi Jimoh Omotoho, 33 years old, a suspected member of a notorious cult group (Klans-Avea) operating within Ilorin metropolis. During the operation, a locally fabricated Beretta pistol was recovered from the suspect.

The suspects, identified as 33-year-old Abdullahi Jimoh Omotoho and Abdullahi Kareem Kawu, also known as “B-Red,” are believed to be members of the Klans-Avea and Eiye Confraternity cult groups, respectively. Police stated that Omotoho was arrested during an operation where a locally fabricated Beretta pistol was recovered from him. Further intelligence gathered during the investigation led to the apprehension of Kawu.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, these arrests represent a significant breakthrough in the command's ongoing offensive against cultism and other violent crimes within Kwara State. The police are continuing efforts to dismantle criminal networks associated with cult-related activities in the metropolis.

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Further intelligence generated in the course of the investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, Abdullahi Kareem Kawu, popularly known as ‘B-Red,’ of Eiye Confraternity who is currently assisting investigators in ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks associated with cult-related activities within the State.

The operation is part of the command's intensified campaign to combat cultism, violent crimes, and other threats to public safety. Preliminary investigations have yielded useful leads regarding the activities of criminal gangs operating in the area. The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, commended the operatives involved and reiterated the command's determination to maintain intelligence-led policing and proactive crime-fighting strategies to ensure criminal elements have no safe haven in Kwara State.

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I commend the professionalism, vigilance, and commitment of the operatives involved in the operation. The command remains determined to sustain intelligence-led policing and proactive crime-fighting strategies aimed at ensuring that criminal elements have no safe haven anywhere within Kwara State.