Six suspected cultists arrested over attempted murder in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of the Alora Confraternity in connection with an alleged attempted murder following a violent clash at a hotel in Ikere-Ekiti.
The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad, RRS, after a disturbance reportedly broke out during a meeting held at a in the early hours of Saturday, August 1, 2026.
According to the police, the suspects engaged in a violent confrontation, leaving one of them, identified as Sucrose, with severe injuries. The victim was rushed to a hospital for medical treatment.
A statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, said the ...