Adeleke to meet Osun security chiefs over cult killings
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has summoned security chiefs for a meeting to address the recent spike in killings involving rival cult groups. Read More:…
Cult-related violence has long troubled parts of Osun State, with rival secret societies clashing over turf, extortion rackets and reprisal killings, often in urban centres as well as forested areas used as hideouts. Such violence typically spikes fear among residents and traders, disrupts business activity, and puts pressure on state governments to show visible security responses, even though policing itself falls under federal control, limiting what state administrations can do beyond coordination and funding support for security agencies.
The coverage agrees that Governor Ademola Adeleke has called a meeting with security chiefs following a recent surge in cult-related killings, with Tribune Online adding that the Governor's Special Adviser on Security Matters, Samuel Ojo, linked the move to broader efforts to strengthen the state's security architecture and tackle insecurity in forested areas, suggesting the concerns extend beyond cult clashes alone. None of the reports yet specify the date of the meeting, which security agencies will be represented, or what concrete measures — such as deployments, raids or arrests — may follow.