Lagos Police Arrest Various Cultists, Recover Weapons

Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that its operatives have arrested some suspected cultists from different raids carried out in some flashpoints across the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who confirmed the arrests said the operatives also recovered their weapons as evidence.

 According to him, "In a case of conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms and armed robbery, the command undercover operatives in conjunction with men of the FSARS smashed an armed robbery syndicate that usually operates in Ladi Lak Bariga, Fadeyi, Onipanu, Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Ilasan areas of the state.

"The suspects include 30-year-old Ibrahim Odulana alias Santa; 25-year-old

Ahmed Alegbe aka 'Big Ahmed’; 20-year-old Adebayo Fabiyi; 27-year-old Balogun Segun a.k.a ‘Paparazzi’, and 35-year-old Abass Ganiyu."

According to the CP, they all confessed to being members of Eiye confraternity and had been robbing people at the aforementioned places.

He said exhibits recovered from them were one pump action riffle, two locally made pistols, eight live cartridges, one Samsung handset and one itel handset.

Also arrested for similar offences in Ajegunle area of the state were 32-year-old Chinonso Uzoma and 25-year-old Seun Alaba and one locally made pistol and one expended cartridge were recovered from them.

Edgal said they were arrested by men of Ajegunle Division in conjunction with a team of FSARS operatives, adding that all the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigation is over.

Meanwhile, credible information has been received by the O/C Anti-Cult Unit on the activities of a notorious cultist, Fatai Olayinka, a member of the Eiye confraternity.

Based on the information, the commissioner said the suspect was trailed and arrested at Owode Onirin, where he was in the process of selling one stolen Toyota Avanza car with Registration No. EPE-124-DH, brown colour.

The suspect confessed to have stolen the said car and confirmed to belong to the Eiye confraternity.

Also, at Itire area, Emordi Daniel, Adeyemi Raphael, Oloruko Oba Sunday,

Kumo Sodiq, Omotayo Hafiz and Olowokere Michael were also arrested for cult activities.

At Ikorodu, the duo of Taye Kasali and Dare Ayoola were arrested while Yinka  Oyetoka, Rasheed Orefuwa,  Adekunle Sheu, Kunle Lateef, Jimoh Azeez and Segun Mojere were also arrested.

At Aboki Estate on Elegushi Beach area, the trio of Tosin Yusuf, Damilare Adebowale and Ogunlade Ademola were arrested while others Ibeji Chukwuka, Paul Ehimika  and Isaac Caleb were arrested at Ajangbadi.

 At Badagry, the duo of Afeez Abubaka and Ahmed Jamiu were picked up and one Emmanuel Okon was arrested at Oworonsoki.

Edgal said all the arrested suspects would be charged to court at the end of investigations.