Osun: Police warn cultists against planned July activities

The Osun State Police Command has warned cult groups and their members against engaging successful immoderate enactment to commemorate July 7, 2026.

The informing is coming aft quality reports of a planned cult-related celebrations crossed the state connected Tuesday, July 7.

In a connection issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, connected behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan connected Monday, the bid said quality indicated that immoderate cult groups were readying to people the day and initiate secondary schoolhouse students into their ranks.

The bid described the planned activities arsenic unlawful and warned that information agencies were intimately monitoring the movements of suspected cultists crossed the state.

According to the statement, “adequate unit and operational assets person been deployed to strategical locations to guarantee the information of lives and spot passim the period.”

The constabulary said “intelligence-led operations, stop-and-search duties, patrols and surveillance had been intensified to forestall immoderate breach of nationalist peace.

“CP Gotan had besides directed Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Commanders of the Violent Crime Response Units to stay connected precocious alert.”

The connection disclosed that CP Gotan had issued “marching orders to the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers ...