The Osun State Police Command has paraded 32-year-old Saheed Bakare aka Ewe for alleged conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, membership of an unlawful society and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.
Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Yemisi Opalola on Thursday during the suspect parade said, “Sequel to the arrest and prosecution of the notorious cult leader Owoeye Olabode a.k.a. “Bode Itaapa”, most members of the confraternity relocated from Iwara to Igangan, where they have been terrorising residents in that area.
“Consequently, on the 11/11/2024 at about 2330hrs, upon receiving credible intelligence, the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping squad swung into action and combed the entire community where the suspect Bakare Saheed ‘m’ was arrested while he was unlawfully cutting down commercial trees around Igangan forest without the consent of the innocent owners.
“One of the victims stated that ‘Ewe’ came to his farm along with other cultists fully armed with dangerous weapons, beat him up mercilessly, while threatening to shoot him with a gun and ordered him to leave his farm. He had no choice due to his safety but to leave the farm or be killed.
“During the interrogation, the suspect confessed to the killing of one late Tafa, a member of Eiye Confraternity sometime in the year 2020, under the instruction of Bode Owoeye a.k.a. ‘Bode Itaapa’. He confessed that Bode Owoeye gave him the barrel gun which he used to perpetrate the act and collected it from him after the operation.
“He stated that in 2014, he was initiated into Aye by one Solo Iwara, Bode Itaapa, Bisi Iwara and Allen J. (now late).
“The suspect further claimed that all their weapons were in the custody of one Akanni, who is still at large.”
