Oyo Police Arrest Corporal and Eight for Cultism, Kidnapping

The Oyo State Police Command arrested a serving police corporal, Olayinka Oluwatobi, and eight other suspects in operations related to cultism and kidnapping. The arrests occurred during a raid on an Aiye Confraternity hideout on November 8, 2026, where five suspects were apprehended, including Oluwatobi, who was attached to MOPOL 72, Ago-Are, and seconded to Sports Eleyele, Ibadan.

The operation resulted in the recovery of an English-made Beretta pistol and three locally fabricated pistols. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ibadan for further investigation.

In a separate incident, on the same day, police operatives, in collaboration with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, rescued Abubakar Amidu, who had been abducted on October 31, 2026, from the Oteon/Odi Owo Forest. Four suspects were arrested in connection with this abduction, and items used to restrain the victim were recovered.

Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.