According to Abiodun Alamutu, the commissioner of police in Ogun State, those responsible for the cult killings in Sagamu are neither students nor political party members.
This occurs just a few days after Damilare Bello, a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly from the Sagamu 1 Constituency, was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the cult killings that left several people dead in Sagamu last weekend.
Since then, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in power and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in opposition have traded accusations about who is to blame for the ongoing cult conflicts in Sagamu.
On Sunday, the Commissioner of Police made a statement on a radio program on OGBC 2, Abeokuta.
He said: “We have devised various ways to stem the tide. Unfortunately, it re-erupted last week in Sagamu. I want to admit that this set of vicious and depraved persons are neither students nor partisans.”
He explained that normalcy has been restored in Sagamu, adding: “We want to put in a structure that would keep them (cultists) at bay for a reasonable number of years and possibly deter other youths from joining their fold.”
Alamutu disclosed that the command is working with the judiciary to ensure cases of cultism are dealt with expeditiously because it has become a serious challenge to society.
