Three suspected serial killers arrested in Ogun

The police command in Ogun State have apprehended three suspected serial killers, who were suspected to be leading members of the Eiye confraternity.

The Ogun State police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, while confirming news on Saturday, said: they were apprehended on Wednesday, having been “terrorizing Ijebu Ode and its environs for quite some time”.

Oyeyemi enumerated the suspects as Odukoya Odushina (the number one Eiye member), Subomi Popoola and Itunuoluwa Taiwo.

He narrated that their arrest followed information got by the cops at Obalende divisional headquarters Ijebu-Ode, that cultists were having a nocturnal meeting at a black spot known as Sanga, behind the Central Mosque.

It was gathered that the meeting was “with a view to unleashing terror on members of the community.”

Upon receiving the security report, the Divisional Police Officer who’s in charge of the Obalende division had mobilized his men to the said black spot.

It was said that “on sighting the policemen, the hoodlums attacked them with dangerous weapons, but they were subdued” and apprehended.

The image maker of the police in the state hinted that preliminary investigation, revealed that “the arrested suspects were not only into cultism, they were into armed robbery as well.”

Police revealed that Odukoya was once apprehended and dragged to court, but he was granted bail.

“On the third day after he was granted bail, he went with his gang to rob at Ayegbami area of ijebu Ode, where he killed one man simply known as Baba Njo,” the police spokesman alleged.

“Some robbed items such as jewellery, phones, and suspected hard drugs were recovered from them.

“The group has also been linked to several cult killings in ijebu Ode and its environs.”