Two suspected cultists reportedly shot a member of the Oodua People’s Congress in Ogun State, Kolawole Ajomale dead in the presence of his pregnant wife.

The suspected cultists; Korede Pariosho and Jide Afolabi reportedly shot Ajomale in the head and stomach and died on the spot.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this in a statement on Wednesday.

Oyeyemi said the duo were arrested by operatives of the state Police command on Tuesday, two days after they reportedly committed the crime.

He said the incident occurred on Sunday in Ijebu-Igbo in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of the state.

Oyeyemi said the suspects invaded Ajomale’s house situated at No.20 Odo Balogun Street Oke-Sopein, in Ijbeu-Igbo.

He said the suspects were arrested following an investigation embarked upon by the detectives at Ijebu-Igbo Divisional Police.

The PPRO explained that the detectives led by DPO Sp Kazeem Solotan went to the hideout of the suspects and arrested them.

He added that the gun allegedly used to kill the victim had been recovered.

Oyeyemi said “operatives of Ogun State police command on the 7th of April 2020 arrested two members of a deadly cult group who assassinated one Kolawole Ajomale a member of Oodua People’s Congress on the 5th of April 2020 in Ijebu-Igbo.

“The hoodlums had on 5th of April 2020 attacked their victim in his house situated at No.20 Odo Balogun Street Oke Sapen, in Ijbeu-Igbo where the deceased was shot on the head and stomach in presence of his pregnant wife, consequent upon which the victim died on the spot”.

“Since then, police has been on their trail before they were finally apprehended following painstaking intelligence and technical investigation.

“On interrogation, the two suspects confessed killing the deceased but they claimed to have done it in revenge of the death of one member of their cult group whom they alleged was killed by OPC men in 2017.”

“They further confessed to have vowed since then that any member of OPC seen will be killed in vengeance of the death of their late colleague.”

The PPRO however, said the Commissioner of police, Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to homicide section of the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.