Crimes

Lagos police arrest 5 cultists during initiation

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultists during the forceful initiation of a victim in the Ajegunle area of the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who made the disclosure on Monday, July 10, 2023, stated that the suspects were Peter Odumola, 19; Promise Benjamin, 20; Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19; Richards Adu 18; and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20.

Hundeyin noted that the suspects were arrested by the operatives of Tolu Police Division on Sunday at about 2 a.m. after the police officers received information on the ongoing initiation.

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The police spokesman said: “The suspects were arrested following a distress call concerning an ongoing forceful initiation happening in a hotel in the Ajegunle.

“The victim was successfully rescued.”

Hundeyin added the suspects will be arraigned after the conclusion of investigations.

He further quoted the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, as urging Lagos residents to report suspicious happenings in their localities to the police, adding that this will enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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