By Theophilus Adedokun

The Oyo police command has arrested 11 students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, suspected to be members of the Eiye confraternity.

In a statement on Friday, Olayinka Ayanlade, Oyo police spokesperson, said the arrest followed credible intelligence received by the command.

The police spokesperson said a thorough search conducted on the suspects and their hideout led to the recovery of several guns and ammunition, believed to have been intended for use in violent activities.

“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,” Ayanlade said.

“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.

“On arrival at the identified locations, the operatives swiftly intervened and successfully foiled the planned attacks before they could be executed, leading to the arrest of 11 male suspects.”

He said the suspects were taken into custody, where they voluntarily confessed to being members of the cult group, while the preliminary investigation further revealed their alleged involvement in various cult-related criminal activities, including murder.

Ayanlade said further investigation established that all 11 suspects were students of LAUTECH.

Source: TheCable