Three Ogun school pupils nabbed during cult initiation

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three secondary school students aged 12, 18 and 18 over a suspected cult initiation in Owode-Yewa.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

According to the PPRO, the suspects were arrested following intelligence about a planned cult activity tagged “Kito Day” involving students from different secondary schools in the area.

Babaseyi said the police received the information on October 22, 2026, prompting the Divisional Police Officer in Owode-Yewa to deploy detectives to the scene.        

He added that the operation was carried out in collaboration with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.        

• Butcher stabs friend to death in Ogun
• Monarch denies Ogun allegations
• Okpebholo vows to sign death warrants of convicted kidnappers

“The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a suspected cult initiation in Owode-Yewa, arresting three students aged 12, 18 and 18 following timely intelligence about a planned cult-related activity tagged ‘Kito Day’ involving students from different secondary schools in the area,” the statement read.

According to the command, the operation led to the arrest of the three students and the recovery of several items suspected to be connected to the planned activity.

“The operation led to the arrest of the three suspects and the recovery of one English axe, two knives, one short cutlass, one rubber toy gun and a school bag,” the statement added.

The command said the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation and possible prosecution.

“The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, today, 23rd October 2026, for further investigation and possible prosecution,” the statement said.