Addressing reporters at the State Police Headquarters, the Commissioner of Police, Isaac Eke said his command was able to pick those suspects through a robust relationship the police have with the members of the public.
Highlighting how the accused were apprehended, Eke explained that 20 cultists, seven armed robbery, five cyber crime suspect/internet fraudsters, and two indiam hemp dealers were picked up by his men.
He added that four stolen vehicles were recovered from car snatchers by his officers.
He narrated that his men arrested a nigh guard, Lucky Stephen at Bolorunduro community in Ondo East local government, who allegedly engages in conspiring with thieves to carry out attacks on the community.
He said locally made barrel gun with five expended catridges and a Techno Nokia cell phone were recovered from the said Stephen.
The Police Commissioner, who particularly emphasized on the high rate of cultism in the state, said series of their attacks had made him to form Anti-Cultism Squad.
He noted that those members of the cult groups, who include six black Ake a.k.a Ayee, 11 Bird a.k.a Eye and three Ave fraternities were picked from Akure, Ondo, Owo and Akungba-Akoko towns.
Eke also said that one Jolly Obasohan and Tochukwu Augustine Ibuzute from Benin-City, Edo State had been arrested and convicted for stealing the sum of N460,000 from the account of the Chief Medical Director of the Ondo State specialist hospital, Akure, Dr. Ikuomola Adeniyan.