Oyo Police Arrest Nine, Including Corporal, in Cultism and Kidnapping Operations

Police in Oyo State arrested nine suspects in separate operations on November 8. Five were arrested during a raid on a suspected Aiye Confraternity hideout, including a serving police corporal. Police said they recovered a Beretta pistol and three locally made pistols. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ibadan for investigation. In a separate operation, police and the Vigilante Group of Nigeria rescued Abubakar Amidu, 30, who had been abducted on October 31. Four suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Police said they also recovered Amidu’s phone and a chain and lock allegedly used to restrain him. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing, and police are pursuing other possible suspects.

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