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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

419 Shrine Where Prominent Nigerians Are Defrauded Busted By Police In Ogun

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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