Three Cultist Arrested for gang-raping and initiating a 15-year-old girl into their cult. The were apprehended following the report lodged by the victim's mother at Ajuwon Police Divisional Headquaters.
The police in Ogun said they have arrested three suspected members of the dreaded “Eiye Confraternity”, who forcefully initiated a young girl into their cult after gang-raping her.
According to Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Spokesman, in the statement released on Sunday; the suspects were arrested on June 30th in Ajuwon area of the State.
The Police Spokesman, Mr. Oyeyemi gave their names as Daniel Njoku (a.k.a Agege), Damilare Ogundiran and Adebayo Olamilekan. He added that they were arrested following the report lodged by the victim's mother at Ajuwon Police Divisional Headquaters.
According to the victim’s mother, she sent her 15-year-old daughter on an errand in the Akute Odo area but was allegedly waylaid by Daniel Njoku, who forcefully took her to their hideout where she was gang-raped, beaten and forcefully initiated into their secret cult, "Eiye cult group".
“The team, acting on credible intelligence, located the hideout of the group at Akute Odo area, stormed the place and succeeded in arresting three members of the gang.
“They confessed to the commission of the crime and informed the police that they were desperately looking for more members to join their group, especially female members, and this prompted them to do what they did,” he said.
The commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to anti-cult section of the criminal investigation department for serious interrogation and investigation.