No fewer than three persons have been shot dead by some suspected cultists in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The residents of the area disclosed that the cultists took the bodies of the three victims away after killing them on Tuesday night.
Confirming the incident on Wednesday, May 10, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the police were yet to arrest the killers.
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“The police are currently on patrol within Owo. I have spoken with the Area Commander and the DPO in the area but not one of the residents is ready to report, or even assist with information.
“However, anti-cultism men have been deployed to the area,” Odunlami-Omisanya said.
Also speaking on the incident, the Special Adviser to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on security matters, Adetunji Adeleye, said security operatives have been deployed to the area.
Adeleye assured that the suspects would be apprehended by security operatives.
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