Ogun Police on red alert as group plans to protest suspension of SUG President arrested for cultism

Joy Anyim 

Following intelligence report on a planned solidarity protest for the suspended Student Union Government (SUG) President at Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji, the State Police Command has placed her operatives on red alert. 

Recall that the police had arrested Olatunji, a suspected cult leader, recently, at Gbogidi area of Ilaro, during an initiation organised by his  cult group. 

The school authority, who frowned at the alleged involvement of the SUG president in such act, had suspended him.

According to the intelligence report, the protest which is being organised by a yet-to-be-identified group,is scheduled to hold on Monday, February 17, 2020. 
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In a statement issued by the command's spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the said protest also aims to disrupt the school's semester examination expected to start on sam date.

The statement says:  “ An intelligence report at the disposal of Ogun state police command indicated that some misguided students are planning to stage a statewide protest in Ogun state in solidarity with the  suspended SUG president of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, who was recently arrested for cultism. The aim of the protest is to disrupt the semester examination of the institution scheduled to start on Monday 17th of February 2020 and  also to disturb the peace of the state in general.

“ In view of this, the Ogun state police command wishes to advise parents and guardians to warn their children and wards not to involve themselves in any activity capable of distrupting the peace enjoyed by the good people of Ogun state, as the command will view such act with all seriousness.
As an organization saddled with the constitutional responsibility to protect life and property, the command will not fold its arms and watching some disgruntled elements making life difficult for law abiding citizens of the state.”

The police command warned that anybody or group that makes any attempt to throw the state into unnecessary chaos will be made to feel the full weight of the law. 

“ To this end, all the command's tactical squads have been activated and deployed accross the state to nip in the bud any act of violence capable of jeopardizing the peaceful atmosphere of the state.

“ The commissioner of police CP Kenneth Ebrimson has also deployed a detachment of anti riot policemen around the polytechnic Ilaro to ensure that the law abiding students of the institution go about their academic activities without any form of harassment or intimidation,”  the statement reads further.