The state Police Public Relations Officer , Muyiwa Adejobi while speaking with journalists said the suspects were arrested at different parts of the state.
Adejobi, a Superintendent of Police explained that the crises in Sagamu startedwhen a cult group killed a goat of another group means for celebration on Wednesday.
He also explained that some traditionalrulers in the town have been linked with the crises and would be arrested after concluding investigations on them.
The PPRO explained that the Command got another information of apossible repraisal attack from outside the town and had to block theBenin/Sagamu expressway to prevent the attack.
The PPRO said, “On Wednesday, thecult group went to go and kill thegoat of other rival group for celebration and they went angrily to attack them back but they have their target.
“The command did not have therecord of those killed, they are hurting themselves andthey have their targets and at least to an extent we thank God they have not been killing innocent people.
“But today we have information thatsome of them are from that community, they are been invited into Emuren community.“We have allegation that some traditional chiefs are harbouring them, promoting them, we are going to spread the scope of our investigation to unravel this andif it is true, any community leader that is involve in promoting cultism will be dealt with according to theposition constitution will face the wrath of the law.
“We have 12 suspects from that angle. In emuren alone we have three suspects, they said one of them is a son toa Chief, we are still investigating, we have Faleke Sultan, in other community, we went on all round operation, we have additional 12 just for today, making 17 suspects.
In Emuren specifically which is the conflict theatre, we have Ismail Ali, sodiq Ibrahim (male), Ahmed Rafiu male.“We are workingon them and weare going to subdue them, isnot only in this place, all together in the State now we have 40.
”In a related development, two Okada riders yesterdayfeared dead when a police vehicle reportedly knocked them down in Ita Oba,Akarigbo road area of the town.A youth leader in the area and the son of the popular Ali-Must-Go fame, Segun Okeowo, Segun Okeowo Jnr. said the police drove against the traffic rule while chasing suspected ‘yahoo guys’.
According to him, it took the intervention of youths leaders in the area including the majority leader of Ogun State House of Assembly, Yinka Mafe before the situation was brought under control.Although one ofthe riders reportedly died on the spot, but Okeowo said the two victims were revived at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.
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