Police Arrest Six Suspected Cultists In Osogbo, Suspect Confesses Initiation

The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspected cultists during an intelligence-led raid on criminal hideouts and black spots in Osogbo, the state capital.

The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Osogbo Area Command at various locations on October 8, 2026.

Those arrested are Atilola Idris, 22; Shobowale Abeeb, 31; Jimoh Nasiru, 32; Tajudeeen Jamiu, 26; Okanlawon Tajudeen, 27; and Abolubode Toheeb, 18.

In a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the Command said one of the suspects, Tajudeen Okanlawon, confessed that he was initiated into the Aye confraternity cult group in 2023 by one late Lekan Lexy.

Okanlawon stated that Lekan Lexy was killed by a rival cultist during the build-up to the just concluded gubernatorial election.

The suspects have been charged to court accordingly, while the Command said it would continue to intensify intelligence gathering and tactical operations to identify, apprehend and prosecute other individuals involved in cultism, drug-related offences and other criminal activities across the state.