Two suspected members of Eiye Confraternity were arrested on Friday, November 19, 2021, by men of Ogun State Police Command, for forcefully initiating a student into their cult.
The suspects, identified as Owoseni Gbemisola and Ogunsola Ayo, were arrested following a report by a 21-year-old student (name withheld) of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.
Confirming the arrest in a statement on Sunday, November 21, 2021, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the victim had told the police at Ago iwoye divisional headquarters that he was lured to Ijebu Igbo by one Yemi Justice a.k.a JP, who pretended that he was taking him for a job.
However, on getting to Ijebu Igbo, the victim said that Yemi alongside Owoseni Gbemisola and Ogunsola Ayo blindfolded him, beat him and forced him to be initiated into Eiye Confraternity.
“Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ago Iwoye division, SP Noah Adekanye, detailed his detectives to go after the suspects and bring them to book. The detectives embarked on intelligence surveillance for the suspects, and their efforts paid off when Gbemisola was sighted in Ago Iwoye.”
The PPRO said that the suspect was allegedly threatening to get back at the complainant, in order to bring him to their fold whether he liked or not.
He was reportedly arrested immediately by the detectives who, unknown to him, had mounted surveillance on him.
“His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, Ayo Ogunsola, who was traced and apprehended in their hideout, while Yemi Justice, who had since taken to flight is being hunted for,” Oyeyemi stated.
He added that the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation, with a view to charging them to court as soon as possible.
