Police arrest five suspects over attack on Osun church

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Osun State Police Command on Sunday said it has apprehended five suspects over an attack on a Methodist Church located in the Fiwasaye Area of Osogbo.

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The command, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, said the suspects were arrested at the scene of the crime.

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Ojelabi said the suspects damaged a vehicle parked on the premises and the louvre blades on the window of the church.

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The police also said a motorcycle was recovered from the scene, adding that the suspects arrested in connection with the incident included: Tajudeen Hassan,‎ Adewale Yusuf, ‎Kabiru Abdulsalam, Olanrewaju Abiodun and a female, Adewale Mujidat.

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Stating further facts of the matter, the command said, “On 20th September 2026, at about 1040hrs, the Command received a distress call from a complainant at the Methodist Church Nigeria, reporting that some youths who were playing football on a fallow parcel of land beside the church had kicked the ball across into the church premises, resulting in the breaking of one of the louvre glass windows.

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‎‎”Rather than showing remorse, the youths allegedly resorted to throwing stones into the church premises, causing further damage to additional louvre windows and the rear glass screen of a Mitsubishi vehicle belonging to one of the church members.”
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n‎Upon receipt of the distress call, the command said police operatives from Iludun Division swiftly responded and apprehended the suspects.

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“One red-coloured Yamaha motorcycle, with registration number LRG 143 QE, was also recovered from the scene,” it further read.

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Reacting to the incident, the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, directed that the investigation be conducted professionally and in accordance with the law.

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The CP urged members of the public, particularly youths, to always exercise restraint and avoid actions capable of escalating minor disagreements into acts of violence or destruction of property.
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n‎The Command further assured members of the public that appropriate legal action will be taken based on the outcome of the investigation.n

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Earlier, The PUNCH reported that the Osun State Police Command warned against a planned protest allegedly linked to a group identified as the “Congress of Cultists”, said to be associated with the Neo-Black Movement, also known as Black Axe.

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The command, in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, described the group as faceless and said intelligence indicated its alleged association with the cult group.

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The police warned individuals or groups planning to cause chaos, disrupt public peace or engage in criminal activities to reconsider their actions.

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