A suspected member of a secret society, Alora cult group, Segun Ogunfunmilayo, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly attempting to murder a provision shop owner.
The incident, according to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adeola Adeoye, happened on March 8, 2025 at about 9:00pm at a grocery shop located at Bihari/Ishola area, Ede, Osun State.
Ogunfunmilayo was said to have bought N500 energy drink and also collected the sum of N400 from the victim and promised to transfer the sum of N900 to him.
The seller obliged and waited for the suspect to transfer the money of which he claimed to have done but he did not receive any alert.
The victim approached Ogunfunmilayo to inform him that he was yet to get the payment. Shockingly, Adeoye explained that the suspect, instead of settling his bill, brought out a pistol from his bag, shot the provision seller in his two hands and ran away.
Adeoye said, “On 8th March, 2025 at about 9:00pm, Segun Ogunfunmilayo went to the complainant’s shop located at Bihari/Ishola area, Ede, Osun State and bought an energy drink at the rate of Five hundred naira (N500), he demanded cash of Four hundred naira (N400) from the complainant so that he could transfer the sum of Nine hundred naira (N900) to him which he obliged.
“When he could not receive credit notification of the sum of Nine hundred naira, (N900) said to have been transferred by the suspect; he went to inform the suspect that he hadn’t received the alert. To his surprise, the suspect brought out a cut-to-size pistol from his bag and shot him in his left hand and right arm and took to his heels.
“On receipt of the report, Police swung into action in collaboration with Civilian JTF and trailed the suspect to his hideout where he was arrested. One cut-to-size pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from the suspect as exhibits. The suspect who confessed to being a member of the Alora cult group will be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.”
