The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Aminu Saleh, on Tuesday said the police had captured the Vice President of the Federal Polytechnic Offa Students' Union Government. The police magistrate said the VP, Tajudeen Selim, was captured for claimed inclusion in cultism in Offa Poly, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

He included that other Offa poly students – Temitope Omotosho, Adewusi Vincent – an ex-student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Olanipekun Abimbola, and another suspect, Ayomide Ololade, were captured for affirmed association in cultism.

Saleh talked through the order's Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, while marching the suspect in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

He regretted that in spite of the caution the police raised on the plans by cliques to stamp the cultism day on Saturday, the presumes disregarded the notice and were starting new individuals from the Aiye Confraternity when the police secured them.

He stated, "These cultists from the Federal Polytechnic Offa explicitly declined to notice our notice and were gathered together by the Anti-Cultism Unit of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, amid the way toward starting new individuals in anticipation of an assault."

The CP distinguished the new starts as Akinsebikan George and Gbolahan Ogunleye, including that the red and white formal attire of Aiye Confraternity, disposable cutter, calabash and one live cartridge were recouped from the suspects.

Yet, Selim, who is a HND year-two student in the Department of Quantity Surveying, said he was not a cultist, guaranteeing that he had gone to settle a few issues among the captured speculates when the police grabbed him as well.

He stated, "Somebody came here to blame us that we are cultists. Since I turned into the Vice President of the Offa Polytechnic Students' Union Government, I have not recorded any religion conflict. I have dependably been there to settle any issue that could emerge. On the off chance that there is any fracas in the school, the Students' Union Government would guide me to intercede. That is the motivation behind why I was there.

"I was there the day they captured the associated cultists for benefit with the association so that there will be tranquility on our grounds."

The CP additionally said the police captured some presumed outfitted looters who purportedly admitted to have been equipped by a previous legislative head of Kogi State.

The police supervisor expressed that the suspects admitted that the government official equipped them with weapons amid electioneering.

Saleh likewise said spin-off of reports of thefts got from some fuel stations in Ilorin and its environs, the individuals from the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team in a joint effort with the government and state Anti-Robbery Squads of the charge, captured one James Obaje, matured 34.

As indicated by the police chief, Obaje who is a local of Dekina in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, admitted to being the pioneer of a posse of outfitted criminals and furthermore a lieutenant of Zakari Yau, a political hooligan in Kogi State by and by in police care.

He added that Obaje's admission prompted the capture of different individuals from his posse who had assaulted numerous fuel stations in Kaduna, Kogi and Kwara state, and additionally Abuja.

He recorded different suspects to incorporate Nelson Yakubu, Ibrahim Mutari, and Gboyega Olaoye.

He stated, "All suspects are from Kogi State, however lives in Ilorin, aside from Gbenga Olaoye, who is from Ekiti LGA of Kwara State. Displays recouped from the suspects incorporate three AK-47 riffles, one K2 riffle, one pump activity riffle, 311 rounds of 7.62mm live ammo, 286 rounds of 5.56mm live ammo, one Blue Mazda 626 with number plate, KEY 627 DS, and numerous vehicle plate numbers

"The presumes additionally admitted to the burglary assault on Orange Fuel Station in Ilorin on May 15, 2018. Endeavors are progressing to capture the rest of the individuals from the posse."

The CP additionally said Osuolale Gabriel, Wasiu Gambari, Suleiman Obalosun, and Adullahi Olowo were captured for suspected criminal trick, being in control of illegal hard medication, unlawful ownership of guns and professedly being individuals from a faction.

He said shows recouped from the presumes incorporated a sack containing substance suspected to be hemp, two slice to-estimate weapons, one cartridge, a hatchet, a saw cutting edge, three blades and photos.

Saleh said. "Additionally, on June 20, one Musbau Akosile, who masked himself as a craftsman, was captured and a privately influenced slice to-estimate barrel to firearm with one live cartridge was recouped from him. He admitted that he obtained the firearm from one Azeez Mustapha and Yusuf Abdullahi.

"They were in like manner followed and captured, and throughout assist examination, two other privately made slice to-estimate firearms and one used cartridge were found with them."

The CP said the suspects would be charged to court.

Source: Punch