Four of the cultists allegedly belong to Omo Kasari Confraternity while nine others are members of the Aiye Confraternity. The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday released the names of 13 suspected cultists arrested in Mushin and Ikorodu area of the state.
A statement
issued by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday gave
the names of the cultists as: Daniel Adome,18; Popoola Michael, 20; Kayode
Thomson, 18 and Taiwo Okiki, 18. They were arrested in Mushin.
Others
arrested in Ikorodu are: Opeyemi Oderinde, 19; Otubu Samson, 17; Otako
Jeremiah, 16; Kayode Agoro, 17; Agbelusi Sunday, 20; Kazeem Ishola, 20; Olasojo
Gbolahan, 18; Ayodele Olasunkanmi, 18 and Segun James, 21.
According to
Adejobi, the Command has vowed to get the state rid of cultists and hoodlums
who foment troubles and threaten peace and security of Lagos State.
He said the
Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu gave the matching order
recently to the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of
Department 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
compliance with the order, police operatives attached to Mushin Division of the
command have arrested some suspected cultists 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. They are members of Omo Kasari Confraternity.
“Similarly,
due to the recent cult related crises in Ikorodu Area of Lagos State, on 9th
November, 2020, at about 1215pm, a special operational team, that was
despatched by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, led by the Divisional
Police Officer in Ipakodo, arrested some 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,” Adejobi said.
Adejobi
disclosed that items recovered from the suspects include locally-made guns,
live cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and some other offensive weapons.
“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.
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