Police Arrest 3 Secondary School Students for Cultism in Ogun State

Detectives of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a cult initiation ceremony involving secondary school students in Owode-Yewa.

The Owode-Yewa Divisional Police Officer led the operation on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and one of the detained students is twelve, while the other two are eighteen years of age.

Information shared by the media team of the Ogun State Police Command indicates that operatives were deployed to the area to stop a planned cult-related activity tagged “Kito Day” by students from different secondary schools.

"The operation led to the arrest of the three suspects and the recovery of one English axe, two knives, one short cutlass, one rubber toy gun and a school bag.

"The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, today, 23rd October 2026, for further investigation and possible prosecution."