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Police rout 100 suspects for cultism and violent crimes in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested about 100 suspected criminals in the State .
Out of the suspects , 82 were arrested in Ikorodu area of the State ,while others were picked in other locations .


In a press statement by Lagos State police public relations officer , DSP Bala Elkana , he stated that :” On January 25, at about 0600hour, acting on credible intelligence, the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, established by the Commissioner of Police Lagos State Command ,CP Hakeem Odumosu ,arrested 21 cult suspects at Adamo community, Imota.

The suspects who belong to two rival cult groups, Aiye and Eiye confraternity, mobilised from Emure ,and Adamo communities , to unleash terror on residents of Adamo community and environs. The arrest was carried out in a joined operations with operatives from Imota Police Station, Rapid Response Squad, Special Anti Robbery Squad, and Area N Command. This is a follow up to the Operations carried out at Ijede where 65 cult suspects were arrested.


” Eleven assorted pistols of different calibre with large quantity of ammunition were recovered from the suspects. The suspects confessed to be responsible for series of violent attacks, murder and armed robbery incidents recorded in Ikorodu area . The suspects will be charged to Court.


“The Commissioner of Police further reaffirmed the commitment of the Command to address the menace of cultism and youth gangsterism in the State”.


DSP Elkana, stated that in another development three notorious traffic robbery suspects were also arrested ,”at about 0530hours, following a sustained monitoring, police operatives deployed to Ipaja area on anti traffic robbery patrol (motorcycle patrol) by Odumosu , have arrested three traffic robbery suspects ;Hassan Lekan ,19 ; Owolabi Seyi 18 ,and Ismailia Ibrahim,19 .

The suspects specialised in snatching hand bags, phones and money from unsuspecting members of the public. They mostly operated between 4am and 7am . Items recovered from them include ;phones and bags they snatched from three different victims. The suspects were charged to Court.


” In a related development, operative from Ipaja division arrested two notorious suspects who specialised in car snatching and stealing vehicles from parking spaces mostly in worship centres. The suspects are Bamidele Adebayo and Hakeem Taofik .


” On January ,19 ,at about 1300hours, the suspects stole a Toyota corola saloon car at a church in Shagari Ipaja and moved the vehicle to Ijagba village in Sango Ota, Ogun State. Detectives from Ipaja Police Station recovered the vehicle at about 1600hrs of the same date from the suspects. The suspects were also charged to Court”.

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