The Oyo State Police Command has arrested some suspected ritualists in connection with recent killings in Akinyele area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Fatai Owoseni, Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security, made the disclosure during a town hall meeting organised by JAMZ 100.1 FM, Ibadan, on Wednesday.
He disclosed that the suspected killers would soon be paraded by the Oyo State Police Command.
“I can assure you as I speak that the perpetrators of the killings in Akinyele have been apprehended.
“As of Tuesday, the criminals were apprehended and the Commissioner of Police would possibly hold a press conference today.
“But, I can specifically tell you that the person behind it has taken the police to the ritualists and they are now behind the bars,” Owoseni said.
He advised that the people should be security conscious, adding that residents had roles to play in securing their communities.
Among others, a 29-year old expectant mother, two undergraduates and a young boy was killed by unknown assailants in their homes in Akinyele area of Ibadan recently.
