Police arrest 11 LAUTECH students suspected of cultism, recover weapons

 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.

Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of 11 suspected cultists at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso.  The command revealed that all the suspects are students of the institution.  The command made these declarations via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.  The statement was made available to DAILY […] Police arrest 11 suspected cultists, foil planned attack on LAUTECH

Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity, all believed to be students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, over an alleged plan to launch attacks within the university community. The operation also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition and several dangerous weapons reportedly intended for use in […] Police arrest 11 suspected cultists at LAUTECH, recover guns

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The operation, carried out by operatives of the Command's Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons allegedly intended for use in violent activities. The post LAUTECH students among 11 suspected cultists arrested as police foil planned attack appeared first on Vanguard News.