Two brothers arrested for alleged murder
A set of twins and three conspirators have been arrested for cultism and alleged killing a man during a rivalry clash.
Osun police command said Taiwo and Kehinde Adeleke, Ojo Ayobami, Ibrahim Qudus, and Ojo Oretu committed the crime in Esa Oke town of Osun State.
The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a set of twins, Taiwo and Kehinde Adeleke, and seven other suspects arrested in different parts of the state for offences ranging from cultism to murder and robbery.
Parading the suspects before journalists at the state police command headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the 23-year-old twins, one Ojo Ayobami, Ibrahim Qudus, and Ojo Oretu were arrested in Esa Oke, following the killing of Abiodun Apalara during a rival cult clash.
Yemisi Opalola, who speaks for the police command, said that the suspects murdered their victim during a clash that broke out at about 2p.m on April 27, 2023.
“Investigation revealed that the late Abiodun Apalara was a member of Alora Confraternity also known as Buccaneer Confraternity and was killed by some armed hoodlums suspected to be members of Black Axe Confraternity also known as Aiye Confraternity led by Qudus. They will be charged to court after the completion of the investigation,” Opalola said.
The command equally paraded other suspects arrested for alleged robbery.
