The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected notorious cultists after a fierce gun duel.
The Command said that in a zeal to decimate cultists in the state, operatives attached to Ikorodu Division on Tuesday at about 12.30 pm, engaged some suspected members of Aiye Confraternity in a gun duel at Igbelara Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
In a Statement by Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, he stated that:” The Police responded to a distress call from members of the public that some suspected cultists were seen at Igbelara Area with dangerous weapons to foment troubles and the police, with the help of some community members, raced to the scene before the deadly gang opened fire on them.
“The police operatives, in a swift reaction, responded and engaged the men leaving some of the injured and they fled with the bullet wounds. Two of them, Waliyu and Timileyin Omobolaji, were eventually arrested with wounds while one cut-to-size pistol, 10 expended cartridges, and six live cartridges were recovered from them. The injured ones have been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
‘The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu,
has appealed to the general public, especially medical practitioners, to alert the police whenever they come across any of the fleeing suspected cultists with bullet wounds. “The police boss commended the gallantry of the police operatives and members of the public for their courage and commitment to tackle the deadly boys who have been terrorising the area and entire ikorodu.
“CP Odumosu, therefore, ordered that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, for discreet Investigation. He further vowed to get Lagos State rid of cultism and other vices as all hands are on deck to continually fight crimes and criminality to a halt in Lagos State”.
