Oyo police deploy officers to prevent chaos ahead of Black Axe founder’s day

The Oyo Instruct Police Expose has deployed scores of its officers across the disclose ahead of the Founders’ Day occasion of the Neo-Dark Motion of Africa (Aiye Confraternity), customarily called the Dark Axe Cult.

The disclose Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this on Sunday in a assertion made on hand to journalists in Ibadan, the disclose capital.

It would possibly well possibly possibly be recalled that the circulation celebrates its yearly founder’s day every July 7. This year’s occasion is billed for tomorrow, Monday, July 7, 2025.

“Our intelligence-led policing and community partnership efforts have yielded foremost records suggesting that rival gangs would possibly possibly possibly put off in clean-scale retribution and mayhem one day of this tournament.

To fetch certain swift response and preserve repeat, preparations had been concluded for the deployment of police officers across strategic locations inner the disclose one day of this interval,” the PPRO acknowledged.

Osifeso confused out that the whisper has conducted extra than one sensitisation classes with key stakeholders, including hoteliers, lounge owners, and operators of studio apartments, as section of its proactive security measures.

He warned them in opposition to making their facilities on hand for web hosting gatherings associated with cult groups known for violent actions. “Our intelligence suggests that the circulation would possibly possibly possibly order the occasion to reside plans that can possibly possibly lead to extreme public disorder, including reprisals in opposition to rival cult groups,” he added.

Osifeso called on fogeys, guardians, community leaders, and influential figures to collaborate with rules enforcement in mitigating these risks.