Police nab 11 over cultism in Kwara

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) attached to the Kwara State PoliceCommand have arrested 11 people over their alleged involvement in cult-related killings and clashes in the state. Blueprint gathered that the suspects, said to be members of the Eiye and Aiye confraternities, were arrested at their hide out in Kulende area of Ilorin following a marching order for their arrest by the Commissioner of Police in charge of the state, CP Ado Lawan. Th e state Police Public Relations Offi cer (PPRO), DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confi rmed the arrest, said the police would not relent until the state was rid of cultism and other crimes. It would be recalled that the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Union (IEDPU) recently revealed that nearly 30 people had been killed by cultists within the last six months.