Oladele Sunday, alias Okoro( 26), has been apprehended by the Osun Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad for allegedly being a member of an outlawed group and possessing prohibited firearms.
In his possession were two locally made single-barrel pistols.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, CSP Yemisi Opalola said, “The determination of the Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammed Umar to rid Osun State of the activities of cultists since taking over the command has been a fight of “No retreat, no surrender”. As a result of these efforts, most cultists had fled the State; some had been arrested and prosecuted.
“Consequently, after the gruesome killing of three innocent victims by one Awe Mayowa a.k.a. “Bishop Apase” and his gang over a drug deal around Ilesa sometime in September 2024, the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Squad owing to credible intelligence swung into action and raided several black spots and in the process, arrested one Oladele Sunday ‘m’ while two locally made single barrel pistols were recovered in his possession.
“Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the said Oladele Sunday ‘m’ a.k.a. Okoro previously belonged to the cult gang under one Rasheed a.k.a. “Oko-Ilu” who was terrorizing Ede town and its environs.
“Consequent upon the arrest and prosecution of Rasheed a.k.a. “Oko-Ilu”, Okoro who fled Ede town subsequently relocated to Ilesha and regrouped with another deadly Eiye cult group headed by one Awe Mayowa a.k.a. “Bishop Apase”.
