Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit of the Nigeria police Command in
Kwara State have arrested three members of 12-man suspected cultists behind the disappearance and execution of Kwara State Polytechnic student murder in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State.
29-year-old Durodola Olaniyi, an indigene of Oyo State who was abducted and murdered, was declared missing since 4th June, 2026, according to a statement by the Command’s spokesman, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi.
He identified the three arrested suspected members of the notorious Eiye confraternity identified as Adeoye Babatunde Alimi (23), alias “Solar”;
Bernard Kayode (25), alias “KK”; and Owoyemi Bashiru (27) popularly known as “GDP”, while other gang members at currently at large.
The statement said arrest followed a thorough and painstaking investigation by police operatives who acted on credible intelligence and sustained investigation on Monday, 29th June, 2026, while conducting coordinated tactical operations on identified cult hideouts within Ilorin metropolis.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects are members of a violent cult group allegedly responsible for the abduction of Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi (29), an indigene of Oyo State who had been missing since 4th June, 2026.
“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to their respective roles in the crime and disclosed that the victim was executed by members of the cult group after his abduction.
“Investigation further revealed that the criminal gang comprises twelve members, with nine other suspects currently at large.
“Tactical efforts have since been intensified to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang, dismantling of the criminal network and recover the corpse of the victim.
Police said the suspects presently in custody are also assisting investigators with useful information regarding other violent crimes allegedly perpetrated by the group within Ilorin metropolis”, according to the police statement.
It also said investigation is ongoing, and all persons found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law upon the conclusion of the profiling exercise.
