The police operatives attached to the
Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS), Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos have
discovered a ritualists’ den at Abule Ifa, Siun in Obafemi Owode Local Council
of Ogun State.
The police also arrested the suspected
ringleaders of the syndicate, Taiwo Adeleke and Kayode Oseni at the village. The
den was being used to swindle prominent Nigerians, especially politicians of
their hard-earned money.
The Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO) of the Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, a Superintendent of Police said the
members of the public discovered the den through intelligence gathering and a
tip-off.
The PPRO said the den was being used by
suspected fraudsters and ritualists to defraud innocent Nigerians and
perpetrate other evil acts. According to him, “The den, a massive edifice,
contained several fetish structures/materials, assorted charms, figurines,
shrines and some inscriptions that indicate names of prominent dignitaries who
have fallen victims of the antics of the suspects.
He said the Assistant Inspector-General
of Police in charge of the Zone, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, yesterday, led a team of
senior officers, including the Commissioner of Police Ogun State command, Ahmed
Iliyasu, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations in the zone,
Suleiman Balarabe, Commander of the ZIS, Gbenga Megbope and Commander 16 PMF
and several teams of anti- robbery operatives to the scene for the on-the-spot
assessment and designing possible legal means of taking over the dangerous den
.
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