The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has clarified the identities of the cultists terrorising Sagamu.
The Commissioner of Police spoke during a radio programme monitored by Kemi Filani on OGBC 2, Abeokuta on Sunday.
He declared that the individuals engaging in cult killings in Sagamu are neither students nor members of a political party.
Alamutu said the cultists are a depraved set of people who want to live a larger-than-life model.
The clarification comes a few days after the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly from Sagamu 1 Constituency, Hon. Damilare Bello, in connection with the cult killings that claimed many lives in Sagamu last weekend.
The ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have since been trading blame over who is responsible for the recurring cult clashes in Sagamu.
He said, “Cultism, we have devised various ways to stem the tide. Unfortunately, it re-erupted last week in Sagamu. I admit that these vicious and depraved persons are neither students nor partisans. They only want to live a larger-than-life model.
According to Alamutu, the cultists are bent on dominating every environment they find themselves in, coercing, harassing, intimidating, creating violence and inflicting the same on members of their communities.
Of the three major security challenges facing Ogun: kidnapping, land grabbing and Cultism, Alamutu noted that Cultism has continued to re-erupt in Ogun State.
However, he explained that normalcy has been restored in Sagamu, adding that “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.