A suspected member of Eiye Confraternity, Oliver Sunday, who was once discovered with a cut-to-size locally-made gun, has instructed the Anti-Cultism Squad of Ogun Shape Police Command that he correct to secured the cult crew to be able to be a part of land grabbers by which he would construct cash.
Sunday, who hails from Uzebba in Edo Shape however lived in Ogijo, was once arrested upcoming his 12-year-old son, (title withheld), took what he felt was once a steel object, however which was once a gun, to a scrap purchaser to get cash to devour.
The boy was once mentioned to have picked the steel object below a chair within the condo the place he lived together with his father when he was once sweeping.
Nigerian Tribune learnt that the scrap purchaser, who came upon that the item introduced on the market was once a gun, felt that it was once a setup to get him arrested, so he briefly going to safety brokers to tell them.
The boy was once arrested, generation those that knew his father briefly knowledgeable him. The daddy and son have been taken to Ogijo police station, from the place they have been transferred to the Anti-Cultism Squad unit, led by way of CSP Sunday Daramola, at Eleweran in Abeokuta, for additional investigation.
The command’s spokeswoman, SP Omolola Odutola, who showed the arrest, mentioned that the recovered gun was once painted in blue, signifying the color id recognized with Eiye cult crew.
Explaining how he were given entangled with the police, the suspect’s son mentioned: “I used to be sweeping the sitting room after I spotted one thing below one of the crucial chairs. I noticed that it was once a steel object, so I took it to these purchasing scraps to get cash to live on on. To my miracle, in lieu of paying, the prospective purchaser took me to the police station to document me. It was once there I learnt that the item was once a gun.
“My father was once referred to as and was once requested of the landlord of the gun. He confessed to being the landlord, announcing that it was once given to him by way of the ones he was once running with in land grabbing. I didn’t know concerning the task, I handiest knew he was once running in a playground the place diesel is offered.
“We were transferred from the Ogijo Division to the Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.”
Talking about his background, the boy unmistakable: “I handiest knew my mom when I used to be nonetheless a kid. She left house in the future with my two siblings who’re women folk and left me in the back of. I used to be about 5 years aged next. I don’t know the place she is now.
“Since next, I’ve been with my father however he was once now not caring for me rather well. I finished training and began to coach to transform a mechanic. I began 3 months in the past. My boss old to shop for meals for me every so often when I used to be hungry. My father would now not come house every so often, so I might pleasure in starvation. He old to present me cash for feeding every so often, however now not plethora to take charge of starvation.
“My father as soon as old cutlass to overcome me, giving me trauma at the head. He idea I used to be the person who took his cash which my mom left the scene with. Folk helped me to take charge of the trauma.
“My father used to take hard drugs such as marijuana, loud and Colorado. I used to leave our apartment whenever he was smoking. He used to take alcohol called Shine Your Eyes and Blackhood. He also used to come home with different women.”
He appealed to be allowed to journey and stick with a lady who previously lived of their neighbourhood and was once caring for him at the side of her youngsters since he couldn’t see his mom to go back to.
“My mother is an Igbo woman. I would have loved to go and stay with her and my siblings, but I don’t know where she is. The woman who was formerly living in Ogijo has moved to Lagos with her children. If I can’t get my mother, I will like to stay with her,” the boy mentioned.
The daddy, Sunday, then again, mentioned that his son was once simply telling some lies in opposition to him, as he took aid of him to the most productive of his talent, and was once now not taking dry medicine however handiest alcohol.
The suspect confessed to being a member of Eiye Confraternity, disclosing that he joined the unlawful crew to paintings with land grabbers who’re additionally leaders and contributors of the cult crew.
The suspect, elderly 42, mentioned that he labored as a welder sooner than becoming a member of the cult crew two years in the past.
In regards to the ‘iron rod’ that grew to become out to be a gun which was once discovered below a chair in his condo by way of his son, the suspect mentioned: “It’s true that I belong to Eiye cult crew and was once given the gun. I joined others two years in the past upcoming I used to be offered to it by way of a person referred to as Ibaka. He’s our non secular guy.
“The Quantity One within the cult crew is Majasola, who could also be into land sale and has fans. They’re referred to as ajagungbale (land grabbers), and I used to be instructed that I might now not be allowed to secured them if I used to be now not initiated into the Eiye Confraternity.
“I used to be referred to as by way of one of the land grabbers who referred to themselves as Omo onile. They mentioned the land was once owned by way of their past due father and because they didn’t get any task upcoming graduating, they determined to be accountable for the sale. They instructed me that it’s now not a very simple task, and I will have to belong to their cult crew sooner than I might paintings with them.
How I used to be initiated
“I used to be taken within a bush at Agbowa upcoming I used to be blindfolded. I used to be given aqua to drink and so they introduced some kolanuts. They made a pronouncement that I belong to Eiye cult crew from that generation. I used to be given a chicken title, Kingfisher. My godfather, referred to as Agbara, was once the person who gave me orientation. I typically went with them to land websites to confront their warring parties. They typically old weapons and alternative guns to scare them off.
“I old to practice them to websites to promote land. We have been all the time between 15 and 20 in quantity. We have been Majasola’s boys, and he all the time took us alongside every time he sought after to journey to websites. He had a defence guy referred to as Bayo. He’s from Ikorodu and the second-in-command. In 2023, I were given nearly a plot of land separate and a few amount of cash as my praise, and I began setting up a development.
“The gun was once given to me by way of my godfather. I used to be instructed to deliver it to the web page on a selected generation. After I were given house, my son was once now not round. I concealed it below the chair.
“I was surprised when I was called while at work and told of my son’s arrest. I confessed to owning the gun and wondered how the boy laid his hand on it. I went to the police station and thereafter called my godfather. He promised to come to the station. From Ogijo Division, we were transferred to the Anti-Cultism Squad at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta.”
The suspect denied taking medicine however handiest alcoholic beverages. He then again admitted bringing girls to the condo he was once residing together with his son. “Yes, I bring babes into my apartment instead of lodging them in a guest house. And my son doesn’t stay in the same room. He sleeps in the parlour while I use the bedroom,” he defined..
He mentioned that he typically were given between N60,000 and N150,000 as his proportion each and every year he going to web page with others, announcing: “I joined cultism to benefit from land grabbing.”
He denied the use of cutlass to overcome his son, announcing that the boy were given injured when he fell from a mango generation seeking to take its culmination, and the stick being thrown on the tree by way of others crash his head.
He mentioned it was once his son who determined to be a mechanic apprentice as he was once in class sooner than. “My son dey tell lie so much. Na me born am, na me know am,” the suspect mentioned.
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