A man, Saheed Wasiu, known otherwise as K-Federal, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command, for murder and cult related activities.
This was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola.
According to the statement by the spokesperson, K-Federal, who was arrested around Alusekere, Ede, by detectives from the Special Anti-Cultism unit is a member of the Eiye Confraternity.
She said, “On 07/05/2023 at about 1400hrs, upon tip-off received that, one Saheed Wasiu ‘m’ popularly known as K-Federal, one of the deadly and notorious members of Rasheed Oko-Ilu led gangster was around Alusekere area, Ede, Osun State, Police detective from Special Anti-cultism unit swung into action and arrested the suspect.
“During the interrogation, he confessed to be a member of Eiye confraternity led by one Rasheed Hammed, a.k.a Oko-Ilu who has been arrested and remanded at correctional custody some time ago.”
Opalola disclosed that the suspect confessed to taking an active part in the killing of twenty persons in Ede town.
“Suspect confessed to having participated in the killing of almost twenty (20) innocent citizens of Ede town and dropped their corpses at Osun River, Sagba area, Ede. Among the victims they have killed are: late Wale, Jamiu, Ganiyu, Azeez and Eyimba and others,” she added.
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She revealed that the suspect will be charged to court after the completion of investigation.
In another news, eight persons have reportedly died in a fatal road traffic crash at Kili village on the Darazo-Kari Federal Highway in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Thursday, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
According to the Bauchi State Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Yusuf Abdullahi, the crash occurred at about 12:03 pm, adding that it involved a grey coloured Volkswagen Sharan mini bus with registration number, BCH 465 XA, which belongs to the fleet of NURTW used for commercial purposes.
The report added that 15 passengers, consisting of four male adults, six female adults, two male children and three female children, were involved in the crash.
According to the report, three male adults, two female adults and three children comprising two male and one female, while seven adults, one male, four female and two female children sustained injuries ranging from bruises, head injuries to fractures.
The report stated that the probable cause of the crash was tyre bursts, adding that the remains of the deceased were taken to the Darazo General Hospital for confirmation.
It added that the injured were also taken to the same hospital for treatment, while some personal effects were retrieved from the accident scene.