By Desire Emmanuel
Some gunmen said to belong to a cult group invaded the home of a man in the Owo area of Ondo State, attacked and killed him before fleeing the scene.
However, the men of the state police command succeeded in arresting one of the cultists who is currently giving useful information to the operatives.
It was gathered that the cultists invaded the house at Shine Villa, Opomulero Street, Owo, on December 14, where they attacked the man, Ayodele Peter, aged 25 years, after forcefully gaining entry and killed him before fleeing the scene.
Following the incident, a distress call was received by the command and the operatives from the Owo Divisional Headquarters went to the house where they met the man in a pool of blood. He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, where he was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.
The police added that a coordinated manhunt was immediately launched for the perpetrators of the heinous act which led to the arrest of one of the cultists connection with the incident.
The command wrote: “The suspect has made useful statements and presently in custody while concerted efforts are ongoing to apprehend others at large.”
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for more investigation.
