The state police boss, Isaac Eke who paraded the suspects said the cultists were students of tertiary institutions across the state, artisans and street urchins.
He pointed out that two suspected internet fraudsters, Jolly Obasohan and Tochukwu Augustine Ibuzute from Edo state, withdrew N460,000 from the First bank Plc on line banking account of the Chief Medical Director of the state Specialist Hospital Akure.
CP Eke added that three other cyber crime suspects, Babalola Akinyele, Olusesi Samson and Adenekan Adeola, stole N5m through internet banking transfer from a customer’s bank account at Enterprise Bank, Lagos to First bank account belonging to Olusesi Samson. Two of the suspects, according to him, were arrested while attempting to withdraw N2.5m at the first bank, Sabo, Ondo town.
The suspected cultists, he said, usually hold their meetings at Iro in Akure and Odopetu streets in Ondo town where they smoke Indian hemp, rape, rob people, engage in murder and attack rival groups.
The Commissioner said the suspects have confessed to having dispossessed their victims of valuable properties. According to him, the secret cult members belong to the AYEE cult, AVE SK cult, EYE Fraternity and the Black Axe.
Eke noted that the suspects confessed they were initiated at different Primary and tertiary Institutions namely; the Ekiti State University, LA Primary School, Ilesha, Osun State, Federal University of Technology, FUTA, Akure,Osun State Polytechnic, Saint Matins CAC Primary School, High School Akure and the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo.
He added that seven armed robbery suspects were arrested within the last three weeks,four vehicles recovered and five suspected receiver of stolen goods including two middle aged women were also arrested.
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