Police Uncover Underground Ritualists Den In Ogun State

The Ogun State Police Command, on saturday, said it had arrested three suspected ritualists and uncovered another ritualists’ underground den in Idode-Imomo, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who stated this said the command had begun an  investigation into the matter. According to him, the suspects, Kehinde Rufai,Debo Awonaya and one David, are cooling their feet in  police custody.

It was gathered that the place  was located between Ijebu-Ode and Atan, closed to the border area of Oyo, Ogun and Ondo states. Some youths discovered the ritualists underground den located in a forest after a 70-year-old man identified as  Kehinde Rabiu was declared missing.

According to the source, residents of the area were shocked when they saw the underground den which has stairs underneath. The suspected ritualists were reported to have built a house beside the underground in the forest and planted indian hemp around the place.