The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State said
it arrested a suspected cultist on Monday.
The suspect, whose name was given as Harry Okereke, was
allegedly arrested at the school gate with a gun.
A statement by the institution’s Registrar, Hezekiah
Fehintola, explained that the school authority believed that Okereke had a
sinister motive for his visit to the school.
He added that the 22-year-old was not only arrested by the
school security operatives with a gun, he was also nabbed with live cartridges.
The statement read in part, “The 22-year-old suspect
claimed to be from Delta State and a student of a higher institution in Ibadan.
“He claimed to have visited Ibadan Poly to see a friend
called Pumasi. Members of staff, students and the entire community in the
school are hereby advised to be security conscious.”
The institution said the suspect had been handed over to
the police.
The Public Relation Officer of the state command, Olabisi
Okuwobi-Ilobanafor was not available to confirm the arrest.
However, an officer who pleaded anonymity because he was
not authorised to speak on the matter, said Okereke had been taken to the
command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad office.
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