The Commander of the Osun State Amotekun Corps, Brig Gen Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd), on Tuesday, said that the operatives of the corps arrested a suspected notorious cult leader, Taiwo Ogunsola, alias Taiwo Portable, in Ilesa on Monday.
Gen Adewinmbi, in a statement, said that the suspect was arrested after a complaint was lodged at the Amotekun Ilesa Area Command about his nefarious activities.
He explained that the suspect, who had been on the wanted list of the police for a long time, was found in possession of a Dane gun and an axe in his residence.
Adewinmbi further said that on interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a longtime member of the Eiye confraternity and also confessed to some nefarious activities carried out in Ilesa and its environs.
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He added that the suspect had been handed over to the police. (NAN)
