By DAMILARE ADELEYE
Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed, a lawmaker representing Sagamu Constituency (1) in the Ogun State House of Assembly, has been arrested for alleged involvement in a cult clash in Sagamu over the weekend.
Five suspected cultists, apart from the lawmaker were arrested over the incident which started on Wednesday and continued till Sunday, leading to several deaths.
There are allegations that the lawmaker provided shelter to the fleeing cultists.
A team of security operatives comprising men of the Department of State Services (DSS) following a tip-off arrested the suspects in the lawmaker’s premises.
According to reports, those arrested include Debbo Animashaun, Bamidele Saheed, Ismaila Onitire, Adewale Otesanya, and Tobi Owoade.
They are undergoing interrogation at the DSS Headquarters in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
It was learnt that many dangerous weapons, including guns, were recovered from the suspects.
It would be recalled that Hon. Bello was arrested by the DSS for masterminding the violent protest that took place in February this year in Sagamu over the naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
During the protest, irate youths vandalised about 10 banks and other public infrastructures.
