Cult leader in trouble over threat to life of DPO

Suspected leader of a secret cult group in Lagos, Kayode Ojo, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the Divsional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Oworonshoki, CSP Ifeanyi Owo. It was gathered that the suspect allegedly threatened to kill the DPO if he fails to release a gang member who was arrested earlier […]

Suspected leader of a secret cult group in Lagos, Kayode Ojo, has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the Divsional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Oworonshoki, CSP Ifeanyi Owo.
It was gathered that the suspect allegedly threatened to kill the DPO if he fails to release a gang member who was arrested earlier during a fracas at Oworonshoki.
It was learnt that for fear of his life, the DPO drew the attention of the State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, to the development.
Based on the complaint, according to the Police, Edgal directed all Police divisions and units within the state to go after the gang leader.
A police source said that the suspect who had been troubling the command was eventually track down to his hideout at Obawole area where he was arrested.
Edgal, who paraded the suspect yesterday said that on October 11, 2018, at about 9 am, the DPO Oworoshoki, CSP. Ifeanyi Owo received a call from an unknown number, with a threat that because he arrested their leader named Kayode Ojo he would not know peace again and that he would be killed and his station burnt to ashes.
He said that on receipt of the threat, the DPO quickly contacted him and that he in turn, directed the officer in charge of anti-kidnapping squad to ensure that the culprit is arrested.
He said: “Consequently, the squad went underground and deciphered the unknown number to be MTN number 07033719352 owned by one Austine Oghieh ‘M’ age 38 years. He was traced to 15 Fakeye Street, off Jimoh Yusuf Obawole, Fagba, Ikeja Local government area of the state, where he was apprehended. The suspect confessed to the crime. On completion of investigation, he will be charged to court accordingly”, he said
In his confessional statement, the suspect admitted calling the DPO on phone over the arrest of a friend.
He however, denied neither did he threatened the DPO nor belonging to any cult gang.
He said: “The facial mark on me is a tribal mark and not cult signs.”