Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team ( IRT) have arrested a 38-year-old police traffic officer, Haruna Yusuf who sold arms to suspected cultists in Kwara.
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Six suspected members of the Aiye Confraternit who were responsible for violent criminal attacks in Omu Aran and neighbouring communities in Kwara State have also been arrested.
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The police Sergeant, who until his arrest was serving at the Traffic Section of Omu Aran Divisional Police Station confirmed to have stolen the arms from a former Station Officer at the police station
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The IRT operatives in Osun State were reportedly working to prevent an attack on the state by suspected cult members when one of the cult members was arrested.
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His arrest led to the arrest of other members of his group and the eventual arrest of the serving policeman, who sold arms to them for operation.
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