Suspected cultist jumps into river while evading police
A suspected member of a cult group died on Friday after jumping into a river in the Surulere area of Ilorin, Kwara State.
According to QuickNews Africa, the Police gave the name of the deceased as Musbau Saheed. He was said to be arrested at Baboko area of the town early in the day by a team of policemen on parade.
The death of the suspect led to a protest by angry youths confronting the policemen.
The protesters marched from the Surulere Police Station to the police headquarters in GRA, chasing away any uniform men in sight.
The spokesperson for the Kwara State Police Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said men of the anti-cultism unit of the command had attempted to thwart a planned reprisal by a cult group in an uncompleted building in Baboko.
In his words:
“Some hoodlums in the Baboko area of Ilorin blocked the road this morning (Friday), preventing free flow of traffic in protest of the incident of the arrested suspected cultist, who in an attempt to escape from the police, took a dive into the river close to the scene of the arrest. The hoodlums took to the streets and blocked the road”.
“One of the suspects by name Musbau Saheed jumped into a nearby river close to the scene. An attempt by the police and fire service officers to rescue him was delayed by hoodlums who made the rescue attempt difficult. Eventually, he was rescued and taken to hospital where he was confirmed dead.”
“The Kwara State Police Command wishes to assure the good people of Kwara State of their safety at all times as adequate security arrangements have been put in place in all parts of the state,” Okasanmi added.
