CITIZENS COMPASS —Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Alora confraternity in the early hours of Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Alapa Ile-Ise Awo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Command gave the suspects’ names as Lamidi Olalekan and Soetan Oluwatobiloba (male and female) who were arrested by a Special Weapons and Tactics Team of the state command led by inspector Adewusi Sunday.

It was learnt the Command has activated a manhunt for other suspects who fled through a nearby bush when they sighted the police van approaching the area, including the suspected leader of the group, Amod Olatunde, had been launched.

Spokesperson of the Command, Omotola Odutola, confirmed the arrest and said efforts were ongoing to apprehend fleeing members of the group. 

Recovered items include a yellow color sweeter suspected to be Alora Cult Anchor Regalia, a green hand bead with an Alora Confraternity inscription, fourteen unregistered SIM cards, laptops, a Lexus GS 350 with Registration Number LND 319 GN plastic containing dry weeds, consumed empty cans of Codeine, and others were retrieved after a search of the premises by our men.

“When our men searched the vehicle suspected to belong to the leader of group, Amod Rasaq, they found an exercise book being used by the group to mark the attendance of members since 2021.

“The suspects are currently in police custody. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing members of the group, including the suspected leader,” Odutola told our correspondent on Tuesday.