The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 13 suspects for cultism and violence at Moroluke/Wey Street, and Ikorodu Area Lagos state.
This was disclosed in a press release by the Police Public Relations Officer Lagos State Command, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi(mnipr) on 10 November, 2020 which was made available to CEOAFRICA.
According to SP Adejobi, This is in line with an order recently issued by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu via Police Wireless Message that miscreants, cultists and hoodlums be sniffed out of their hideouts, arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
According to the Commissioner of Police, cultism precedes and precipitates other heinous crimes and social vices; and it must be tackled headlong.
In line with the CP’s order, the Mushin Division of the command arrested four suspected cultists belonging to the Omo Kasari Confraternity that were on rampage at Moroluke/Wey Street, Mushin on 8th Novemeber, 2020 at about 10pm.
The suspects arrested include Daniel Adome, m, 18, Popoola Michael, m, 20, Kayode Thomson, m, 18, and Taiwo Okiki, m, 18.
Likewise, a special operational team, that was despatched by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, led by the Divisional Police Officer in Ipakodo, on 9th November, 2020 arrested 9 members of Aiye Confraternity fomenting troubles in the area.
The arrested suspects include Opeyemi Oderinde, m, 19, Otubu Samson, m, 17, Otako Jeremiah, m, 16, Kayode Agoro, m, 17, Agbelusi Sunday, m, 20, Kazeem Ishola, m, 20, Olasojo Gbolahan, m, 18, Ayodele Olasunkanmi, m, 18, and Segun James, m, 21.
Items recovered from the suspects include locally-made guns, live cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and some other offensive weapons.
According to PPRO, The Commissioner of police has concluded plans to work hand in hand with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to secure speedy trial of the suspects as the command';;s Operation Say No to Cultism continues.
He added that the Commissioner of Police however recognises and appreciates members of the community for their roles in making the operations successful and further calls for more support from all and sundry in the fight against cultism and other vices in the state
