Police uncover ritualists’ shrine in Ogun

By The Nation Reporter (Ernest Nwokolo), Abeokuta
The Ogun State Police Command yesterday said it has uncovered a shrine in Ewualase village, Ogijo, near the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mosinmi depot, in Saganmu Local Government Area.  
Police Commissioner Ikemefunna Okoye said the shrine was patronised by “ritualists and fraudstars”.
He said: “The Ogijo Divisional Headquarters, through a very high-level intelligent gathering, heard about the operations of the people found at the shrine. I gave them directives and they swung into action that eventually led to the arrest of two people at the shrine.
“For now, all we can say is that they are using this place for either rituals or to defraud people, or both. I can assure you that we are going to do a very thorough investigation on their activities.” 
The police chief addressed reporters during an on-the-spot assessment of the shrine.
He said two suspects arrested in connection with it would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigation. 
Ikemefunna urged the public to volunteer useful information to the police on the activities of criminals, adding that the police need the support of the public to succeed.  
“Policemen are not magicians; we can only work on information available to us. So, anyone with useful information on how the state can be safer should please come forward with such,” he said.