Polytechnic Suspends Student Leader Arrested For Cult Activities

The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro in Ogun state said it has suspended the President of the Student Union Government (SUG), Adegboye Olatunji, who was arrested on Sunday by the Police for alleged cult activities.

The polytechnic in a statement issued on Monday by the Deputy Registrar and Head of Public Relations, Sola Abiola, said Olatunji’s suspension is in line with the institution’s code of conduct.

“This is consequent upon the foiling of the meeting of some cult groups from the neighbouring community by the security architecture and network of the polytechnic, the local vigilante group in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services.

“The suspension of Mr. Olatunji is in line with the act establishing the polytechnic and the provisions of the students handbook coupled with the polytechnic’s zero tolerance for cultism, pending his appearance before the students disciplinary committee to establish his culpability or otherwise” the statement said.

Olatunji, a Higher National Diploma II Banking and Finance student was arrested alongside one Olanrewaju Taiwo by vigilantes and police during initiation rites.

According to the Ogun state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, “The  duo were arrested following information received by the police at the Ilaro division from members of the public that a group of people suspected to be cultists were sighted in a bush at Gbogidi area of Ilaro where they were trying to initiate new members into their dreaded group.

“On receiving the information, the DPO Ilaro division, CSP Olayemi Jacob, mobilised his patrol team and swiftly moved to the scene where the two suspects were arrested with the assistance of members of the public, while others escaped through the bush.

“The two arrested cultists, who were in full regalia of the dreaded Black Axe cult, were taken into custody at the Ilaro divisional headquarters where they are being currently interrogated.”