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Suspected cultists open fire on policemen in Ogun

Nigeria Police Force in Ogijo area of Ogun State, while planning to unleash terror on some communities in the area.

Oyeyemi said the suspected cult group were contacted by a yet-to-be identified, “notorious landgrabber to unleash terror on some communities in Ogijo area of the state.” According to Oyeyemi, the DPO had been informed that a group of Eiye cult members were gathering at Kanniyi area in Shimmawa, planning to go and attack some communities, on the instruction of the unknown land grabber.

“On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums opened fire on them and ran to various directions in a bid to escape,” Oyeyemi said.However, it was gathered that the policemen restrained from firing back to avoid killing innocent members of the public, but they chased and apprehended two among them.

 

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