Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have disrupted a suspected cult initiation procession in Isara-Remo, Sagamu Local Government Area, arresting 30 suspects and recovering four vehicles and other exhibits.
The operation, carried out by personnel of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) in collaboration with detectives from the Isara Area Command and Isara Division, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected cultists in the area.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the suspects had allegedly converged at an uncompleted building in Isara-Remo on June 16, 2026, for an unlawful gathering involving meetings, consumption of alcoholic substances, chanting and initiation activities.
Babaseyi said the Commander of the VCRU swiftly mobilised a joint team of operatives, who stormed the location and dispersed the gathering in a coordinated operation, leading to the arrest of the suspects.
He identified those arrested as Muiz Olawale, Adeniji Akinwale, Ajayi Victor, Damilola Oluwasegun, Adewale Olayemi, Aminu Rahmon, Olodudu Ademola, Matthew Imoleayo, Adenle Habeb, Lekan Qudus, Olamilekan Ayanleke, Adegbasa Ezekiel, Ibukun Adeniyi, Abiodun Babatunde, Oshofolahan Michael, Salau Adedeji, Benjamin Kehinde, Magnus Elijah, Oluwadamilare Samson, Oyebowale Ojutona, Abiodun Makanjuola, Idowu Toheeb, Olamide Sunday, Malik Also, Abdullahi Damilola, Israel Ayomikun, Oyeledun Ezekiel, Adelabu Imoleayo, Ajayi Oluwasegun and Olaawun Faith.
The police spokesman disclosed that four vehicles allegedly abandoned by fleeing suspects were recovered at the scene, alongside a jack knife, a local drum, a “sekere” (rattle) and bottles suspected to have been used for alcohol consumption during the gathering.
He said the suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation and would be arraigned upon the conclusion of investigations, adding that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing suspects.
Commending the operatives for their professionalism and swift response, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, described the operation as a testament to the command’s intelligence-driven policing strategy and its resolve to combat cultism and violent crimes.
Ojajuni warned that the command would not tolerate cult-related activities or unlawful assemblies in any part of the state and urged individuals involved in such acts to renounce cultism and embrace lawful ventures.
He also appealed to residents to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious gatherings and criminal activities to the nearest police station or through the command’s emergency lines.
