Osun CP deploys tactical team over cult killings

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo
Following recent cult-related killings in Osogbo, Osun State capital, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, has deployed the command’s tactical teams to the metropolis to restore normalcy.
The deployment followed a series of shootings allegedly linked to rival cult groups in different parts of the city.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, quoting the commissioner as describing the recent killings as “disturbing and unacceptable.”
According to the statement, a cult clash occurred on October 2, 2026, around the Owo-Eba area of Osogbo, during which two persons identified as Adebayo Taoreed...