Police Arrest 3 Suspects For Alleged Murder Of Kwara Poly Student
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity for alleged abduction and murder of a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, while intensifying efforts to apprehend nine other members of the gang still at large.
The arrests followed what the police described as a painstaking investigation by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), which uncovered the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the victim.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ilorin on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended during coordinated tactical operations carried out on Monday, June 29, 2026, at identified cult hideouts across Ilorin metropolis.
The arrested suspects were identified as Adeoye Babatunde Alimi, 23, also known as “Solar”; Bernard Kayode, 25, alias “KK”; and Owoyemi Bashiru, 27, popularly called “GDP.”
Police investigations revealed that the trio are suspected members of a violent cult group allegedly responsible for the abduction of 29-year-old Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi, an indigene of Oyo State, who had been missing since June 4, 2026.
The police said the suspects confessed to their individual roles during interrogation and admitted that the victim was killed after being abducted by members of the cult group.
“The suspects confessed to their respective roles in the crime and disclosed that the victim was executed by members of the cult group after his abduction,” the statement said.
The command further disclosed that investigations uncovered a 12-member criminal gang, with only three members currently in custody, while nine others remain at large.
“Tactical efforts have since been intensified to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang, dismantle the criminal network and recover the corpse of the victim,” the police stated.
The police also revealed that the arrested suspects were providg investigators with useful information concerning other violent crimes allegedly committed by the group within Ilorin metropolis.
The command assured residents that investigations were ongoing and vowed that everyone found culpable would face prosecution at the conclusion of the investigation.
“Investigation is ongoing, and all persons found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law upon the conclusion of investigations,” the statement added.
