Police in Ogun have arrested a notorious serial killer and member of the Eiye cult, Sulaiman Ganiyu.
Ganiyu had been on the wanted list of the police in the state for some time.
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested on Sunday following a distress call from the Itamerin Comprehensive High School, Ago-Iwoye, about the suspect storming the school and firing sporadic gunshots.
The police spokesman said the suspect reportedly fired gunshots within the school premises to protest the beating of his younger brother who is a student in the school.
The PPRO stated, “Upon the distress call, the DPO Ago-Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole, led his patrol team to the school, but before their arrival, the suspect had run away.
“He was subsequently traced to his hideout on Imosan Street, Oru-Ijebu, where he was eventually apprehended.
“On interrogation, he confessed to being a leading member of the Eiye confraternity.
“He confessed further that he was the one who killed one Awokale Olusegun, aka Lala, on February 27, 2020, over a supremacy battle following which he was declared wanted by the police.
“He also confessed to being responsible for the death of one Babasco and one Dapo at Ijebu-Igbo in 2015 during a clash between his group and the Aiye cult.”
Oyeyemi added that further investigation revealed that the suspect was the mastermind of recent cases of violent cult clashes in Ago-Iwoye, Awa-Ijebu, Oru-Ijebu, Ilaponu and Ijebu-Igbo.
Oyeyemi also said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.