Police bust dreaded ritual den on Osun

Police in Osun have raided shrines at Ilobu in Irepodun local government area of Osun state which some fraudulent individuals are using to defraud unsuspecting people. The residents of the area who preferred anonymity said until the armed policemen came, no one could gain access to the den to ascertain what was happening there and […]

Police in Osun have raided shrines at Ilobu in Irepodun local government area of Osun state which some fraudulent individuals are using to defraud unsuspecting people.

The residents of the area who preferred anonymity said until the armed policemen came, no one could gain access to the den to ascertain what was happening there and that the people of the community have been living in fear.

The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Fimihan Adeoye led the operation to the dreaded shrines where nefarious activities have been taking place for a long time before it was discovered by the police.

The ritualist den located at Molete area in Ilobu was a conglomerate of several shrines underground.

The den also has a dungeon connecting one of the shrines to another.

There were many statues and hundreds of bottles of alcoholic drink at the shrines in the den. Also, three were shallow graves around the building in the den.

According to him, "We acted on a reliable and credible intelligence which led to the discovery of those conglomerate of fraudulent shrines. We have destroyed the place and we were able to arrest of two brothers of same parent while their kingpin and escaped."

The CP said the articles found at the shrines would be thoroughly investigated. He sought further cooperation of the residents of the area to assist the police with more information that would aid investigation.