Wanted Serial Killer Arrested in Ogun

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Officers in Ogun have arrested a suspected serial killer on police wanted list.

According to the police, Suleiman Ganiyu is a member of the Eiye Confraternity. He was arrested on March 14.

A statement from Ogun State police spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi says, “The suspect was arrested following a distress call from Itamerin Comprehensive High School Ago-Iwoye that he came to the school premises and started shooting sporadically simply because his younger brother who is a student of the school was beaten.

“Upon the distress call, the DPO Ago-Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole led his patrol team to the school but before their arrival, the suspect had ran-away. He was subsequently traced to his hideout at Imosan Street, Oru-Ijebu, where he was eventually apprehended.

“On interrogation, he confessed to being a leading member of Eiye Confraternity. He confessed further that he was the one who killed one Awokale Olusegun a.k.a Lala on the 27th of February 2020 over a supremacy battle following which he was declared wanted by the police.

“He also confessed to being responsible for the death of one “Babasco” and one Dapo at Ijebu-Igbo in 2015 during a clash between his group and Aye cult group. Further investigation revealed that the suspect was the brain behind a series of violent cult related clashes in Ago-Iwoye, Awa-Ijebu, Oru-Ijebu, Ilaponu and Ijebu-Igbo in the recent past.

“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.”