Oyo: Police Uncover Plans By Secret Cult Groups To Cause Chaos

Police Uncover Plans By Secret Cult Groups To Cause Chaos

On Saturday, the Oyo State Police Command said it has uncovered plans by some unscrupulous elements in the state to cause breach of the peace.

Police said that the groups planned to cause crisis on Saturday 6th July and 8 August 2019 under the guise of celebrating annual festival of secret cult groups in the South West region.

According to the Police, the secret cult groups, included Eiye and Buccaneer confraternities.

Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP) in a statement warned those behind the plans to have a rethink or face the full might of security agencies in the state.

While assuring the peace loving people of the state to go about their lawful business without fear, the Police said they have put every machinery in place to prevent any break down of law and order .

Quoting the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu, the Police spokesperson said the command is working assiduously to check the influx of the criminal elements bent on causing chaos in the state.

Describing the secret cult groups’ planned festival as illegal and criminal, the police said it would not give any breathing space to criminally minded group to cause breach of the peace or create chaos in any part of the state.

“Therefore, the Commissioner of Police warned any individual or groups and also advised parents to sternly warn their children who are bent on causing mayhem on the aforementioned days to refrain from testing the will and capacity of the state security agencies to respond adequately to deal decisively with any individual found in the dastardly act”.