Cultists Who Stole Millions And Killed A POS Owner Arrested

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected cultists for reportedly murdering a POS operator, Olasunkanmi Joseph, and stealing N3.5 million from him in Ado-Ekiti.

Olasunkanmi had been murdered in broad daylight at Irona Roundabout in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, April 6, 2023, while returning from a bank.

The suspects were paraded at the command headquarters over the weekend alongside 16 others detained for a variety of crimes including kidnapping, impersonation, and attempted murder.

DSP Sunday Abutu, the command’s spokesperson, said the suspected cultists were apprehended after a credible tip that they were plotting another robbery attack from their hideout.

The suspects admitted to being members of the Supreme Eiye Confraternity cult group in Ikere-Ekiti and to having participated in robberies and kidnappings.

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The AK-47 rifle retrieved from the suspects, according to the PPRO, was one of the weapons used to kill the POS operator.

“On the 15/09/2023 at about 09:30hrs, based on a credible tip off that some suspected cultists who usually rob innocent citizens of their valuables were planning another armed robbery attack from their hideout in Ikere-Ekiti, the Command’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) immediately mobilized to the scene and arrested one Adewumi Gbenga a.k.a PASU, Samson Gideon, Ogundare Tobi, Adamolekun Lekan, Olanipekun Daniel a.k.a FINEST, Daramola Tope, Mayowa Ojo, Alaba Ayobami, Aremo Olatunji Oladele, Adebayo Peter and Abiodun Bosede,” Abutu stated.

“Upon search, one AK-47 rifle was recovered from the suspects. Investigation revealed that the suspects partook in the attack and setting ablaze of Afao Divisional Police Headquarters, Ikere-Ekiti during the ENSARS protest in 2020 and carted away the AK-47 rifle amongst other arms and valuables from the station.

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to be members of the supreme Eiye Confraternity cult group in Ikere-Ekiti.

“Intensified efforts by the RRS operatives led to the arrest of one Ojo Àlaba, Omotoso Sunday and Alabi Babatunde. It was revealed that the AK-47 rifle is part of the arms used to rob one Olasunkanmi Joseph of the cash sum of three million, five hundred thousand naira(#3,500,00:00) at Irona roundabout, Ado-Ekiti on 06/04/2023 where the victim was killed on the spot.

“Further finding showed that one of the arrested suspects, ADEWUMI GBOYEGA a.k.a PASU, who is a drug Baron and present leader of Supreme Eiye Confraternity, masterminded the kidnapping of one Falana Opeyemi on 11/07/2023 in Ikere-Ekiti whose whereabouts remains unknown till date. Effort is underway for the arrest of other fleeing suspects and recovery of other possible stolen arms and ammunition.”