Crime
New Ogun Police boss, Alamutu gives a month amnesty to cultists
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta
Ogun State Police Command has granted a one-month amnesty, starting from Tuesday, to cultists in the State to renounce their memberships of various cult groups.
The new Commissioner of Police in the State, Abiodun Alamutu, while addressing the press at the Eleweran Headquarters of the command, Tuesday, said the amnesty will also afford the cultists opportunity to surrender arms and ammunition in their possession.
Alamutu said at the expiration of the amnesty period, the command will clamp down on all known and unknown cultists who are perpetrating crimes in the State.
According to him, his leadership would not fold its arms and allow unscrupulous elements make life unbearable for law-abiding indigens and residents of the State.
Alamutu explained that the amnesty was as a result of some people being lured and trapped into cultism without knowing the implications of what they are into.
“However, we are aware that some people were lured into cultism without knowing the implication, and so they got trapped.
“The Command has opened a window of amnesty to such people. So, they should renounce their membership of these groups and surrender all arms and ammunition in their custody.
“They have a period of one month to do that. After the period of one month from today 11th July 2023, there is going to be a total clamp down on all known and unknown cultists who are perpetrating heinous crimes in the State.
“The Command will not fold its arms while some unscrupulous elements will be making life unbearable for the good and law-abiding indigenes and residents of Ogun State.”
The Police boss also said criminals in the State have two options of turning a new leaf or relocate from the state, adding that the third option is to meet their waterloo.
“They (the Criminals) have only two options, its either they turn up a new leaf or relocate from this State. Failure to choose any of these two options will lead them to meet their waterloo.”