Sagamu cult killings: DSS arrests Ogun lawmaker, 5 others

Sagamu cult killings: DSS arrests Ogun lawmaker, 5 others

A serving member of the Ogun State House of Assembly (OGHA), Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, has been apprehended over his alleged involvement in the rival secret cult clashes that occurred in Sagamu town.

The lawmaker was recently elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to represent Sagamu State Constituency 1.

The lawmaker was arrested by Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in the South-West state.

Recall that at least eight persons were killed last weekend during the violent clash in the town.

Mohammed was arrested alongside five other suspected cultists allegedly involved in the cult violence.

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The five other suspects; Debbo Animashaun, Bamidele Saheed, Ismaila Onitire, Adewale Otesanya and Tobi Owoade, were arrested by the DSS operatives during a sting operation after a tip-off at the early hours of Thursday within the residence of the lawmaker.

Lekan Adeniran, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Governor Dapo Abiodun, announced the development in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the Adeniran, the secret police tracked the six suspected cultists to the official residence of the lawmaker, where he was allegedly providing shelter to the cultists.

Adeniran, in the statement, disclosed that the suspects are presently undergoing interrogation in DSS custody after many dangerous weapons, including guns, were recovered from them.

It’s gathered that the same Hon. Bello was earlier in February this year, arrested by the DSS for allegedly masterminding the violent protest that took place in Sagamu where irate youths vandalised about 10 banks and other public infrastructure over the naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Sagamu cult killings: DSS arrests Ogun lawmaker, 5 others