The Osun State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected cultists and robbery gang at Moro, Ife-North Local Government Area of the state, after an exchange of gunfire.

The suspects who were arrested at a lounge in the town include Adebayo Olalekan, 27, Hammed Abdullah, 47, Olajide Opeyemi, 34, Olushola Samson, 24 and Salako Opeyemi ‘F’ 20.

Others are Majekodunmi Shefiu, 32, Ganiyu Yusuf, 24, Ridwan Temitope, 25, Taofeek Yusuf, 25 and Babafemi Adelowo, 28.

The Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Gotan, in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Monday, October 27, 2025, said the command received intelligence that the suspects were shooting sporadically at the lounge.

He said a team of Police Rapid Response Unit (PRU) operatives, led by the Commander, deployed to the scene, were shot at by the gang, but were subdued by the operatives. Meanwhile, the Police commissioner added that the suspects are in custody undergoing further investigation.