The Ogun State Police Command has raised the alarm over plans by cultists to unleash terror on the people in the state.
The police said the command got intelligence reports that some cult groups were planning to cause chaos during their annual celebration tagged ‘8/8’, being August 8, 2020, on Saturday, today.
The statement warned members of cult groups to desist from any form of violence in the state. The command further advised operators of hotels in the state not to allow any cult groups to use their facilities for any cult-related gathering. The statement read in part, “Intelligence reports at the disposal of the Ogun State command reveal that members of various unlawful cult groups are planning to mark what they called “8/8”; being August 8, 2020.
“To this end, all the command’s tactical squads namely SARS, Anti-cultism, Anti-kidnapping as well as all the DPOs and Area Commanders have been put on red alert to nip in the bud any act capable of undermining the security of the state.
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