WE POISON OUR VICTIMS BEFORE KILLING THEM - CULT MEMBER CONFESSES

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspected cult members, who con­fessed to drugging their victims before killing and dispossess­ing them of their be­longings.

The duo, Sijibomi Ad­eniyi and John Onucho made the confession when the police in Ilorin paraded them. They were also ac­cused of being members of Eiye confraternity who were allegedly involved in the recent killing of two persons in Ilorin.

The Police Public Rela­tions Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi, who paraded the suspects before newsmen along with three others ar­rested for criminal conspir­acy and theft of vehicles, said the suspects added a painkiller called “tramad­ol” to a soft drink, which he used to drug his victim be­fore committing the crime.

“In a bid to arrest perpe­trators of the last cult clash­es in Ilorin which led to the killing of two young men, the command in addition to suspects earlier arrested and charged to court also picked up Adeniyi Sijibomi (18) and John Onucho (25) last week, with the arms used in the dastardly act.”

The PPRO said two lo­cally made pistols, two live cartridge and one expended cartridges were recovered from the suspects.”

Speaking further, he said “In another develop­ment, on August 17 based on a complaint made by one Bidemi Adewole of Sa­pati Ile area Ilorin, two sus­pects Adeniyi Sijibomi and Tosin David of the same area and members of a cult group conspired to kill the complainant using a poison laden Lacasera drink. The suspects confessed com­mitting the act with a view to dispossessing her of her sales proceeds.”

Also paraded by the po­lice were three car snatch­ers, Kehinde Olumo, Al­haji Oba Suleiman and Olayinka Jimoh who alleg­edly conspired to steal and buy stolen cars.

The police image maker said the suspects special­ised in removing engraved wind screen, and rear glass­es of stolen cars and replac­ing them with new ones be­fore selling to unsuspecting members of the public.

“Through the intensified efforts of the men of the command’s Intelligence and Investigation Depart­ment, members of interstate vehicles thieves especially from Lagos, Ogun and Oyo States were arrested at Ilorin on August 17 by the Anti-Car Theft Unit of the command.” Okasanmi said investigation revealed that the suspects were con­firmed car snatchers.