OYO: Police uncover ritualists den in Ibadan, recover 20 inmates

Operatives of Nigerian police, Oyo State command, Ibadan on Wednesday uncovered a ritualist den in Agungun area of Ibadan.

In the den uncovered, no fewer than 20 people were recovered by the police operatives who raided the den upon intelligence gathering.

It was gathered that the discovery attracted lots of residents as several inmates many of who looked malnourished and mentally imbalanced were recovered in the process.

Meanwhile, the leader of the den, Alfa Oloore, was arrested by the police and detained for interrogation.

It was gathered that Alfa Oloore has been operating the den for about a decade.

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Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed the raid and the arrest of the operator as well as the evacuation of the inmates by the police.

Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), stated that the truth about whether the shrine is a den for ritualists and kidnappers was yet to be determined until the police conclude investigation into the matter.

“I can confirm that there was an arrest of the owner of the shrine where many inmates were recovered. But, some people came later to the police station to say they were the ones who gave their children to the owner of the shrine, who they also claimed to be a spiritualist.

“In fact, some of those recovered from the shrine had issues, some behave like drug addicts, some like mentally deranged and so on. But what the police want to do is to embark on a thorough investigation into the matter and come up with a report”, he said.

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