LAUTECH Students Arrested for Alleged Cult Activities

On Friday, the Oyo State Police Command announced the arrest of eleven students from Ladok Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso for alleged involvement in cultism. The operation was led by the police's violent crime response unit following credible intelligence about a planned attack coordinated by members of the Eiye confraternity.

The identified suspects include Adedapo Victor (24), alleged leader; Taiwo Rashe (22), alleged second-in-command; Emeka Issac (20), Akand Segundo (26), Julius Stephen (26), Opeyemi Fortun (24), Abel Oluwatunmis (22), Ayodeji Adigun (32), Oladimeji Akand (28), and Mose Karim Kalid (20). A thorough search of the suspects' hideout resulted in the recovery of several incriminating exhibits, including four locally made pistols, eleven live cartridges, two cult axes, a cutlass, a dagger, and a red cult hood cap.

The police stated that these items were believed to be intended for violent activities, which could potentially cause widespread unrest within the student community.