Detectives from the Edo State Legal Investigation Division (SCID), on the weekend raided a hostel, Igbinedion male hostel, which some undergraduate college students used as a homosexual membership in Ekpoma.
It was gathered that 5 suspected members of the membership had been arrested throughout the raid which was performed on the wee hours of Friday.
These arrested had been recognized as Osareinti Omo, 23, Odigie Matthew, 20, Sunday George, 20, Festus Akinbayo, 25 and Ibrahim Duru.
It was learnt that the suspects had been arrested based mostly on a tip-off from members of the general public on the actions of the group.
It was additionally gathered that the group was allegedly performing initiation ceremony for some teenage boys who had been just lately launched into the membership.
A police supply stated the gang collected the sum of N10,000 from new intakes with the promise that they had been going to be given safety all through their keep in Ambrose Ali College, Ekpoma.
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In his confessional assertion to the police, Ibrahim Duru stated he was initiated into the membership by one Osanyade Michael in 2015 whereas he was in 12 months one.
He stated Michael, who’s the chief of the membership, is presently on the run, and that he was wished by the police.
He stated: “I see nothing flawed in my being homosexual. It’s my life. Our assembly place is in Igbinedion male hostel, Ekpoma. We meet there primarily at weekends but it surely was later prolonged to Tuesdays and Thursdays. Different members of the gang are Osazuwa Samuel, Williams Aghedo, Agala Christian, Atamamin Uyi Festus and Omolegie Samuel.
“I used to be arrested in 2015 together with Osanyade Michael when police raided Igbinedion male hostel. We had been detained however Osanyade jumped bail and since them we now have not seen him. Others had been later allowed to go on bail with the promise that we had been going to place an finish to homosexual actions within the space. A few of us went again recruiting members secretly. Presently we’re about 20 in quantity. Individuals pay us.”
The Edo State police spokesman, DSP Moses Nkombe, couldn’t be reached on cellphone as calls and textual content messages had been neither answered nor returned.
