Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 116 suspected cult members in the Ifo area of the state.

The Police command in a statement said the suspects were arrested “based on intelligence received on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Neo Black Movement, a.k.a Aye Confraternity, Ifo Forum”.

The statement reads further: “Surveillance was mounted and over 300 cult members were sighted. These included female invitees gathered for the celebration to mark Aye Day in Ogun State.

“On sighting the team of policemen who had already cordoned off the scene, they fled in different directions and 116 suspects were arrested, including 70 males and 46 females.”

The police also recovered several items from the suspects, including “four axes, representing the symbol of their confraternity, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, and cultist anniversary banner among other recoveries”.

The suspects have been taken to the Eleweran Police Command headquarters and are undergoing interrogation.