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Police Arrest Four Suspected Cultists, Recover Pistol, Ammunition In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity cult group and recovered a locally made Beretta pistol and 9mm live ammunition in Mushin. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) following intelligence on the activities of cult……
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity cult group and recovered a locally made Beretta pistol and 9mm live ammunition in Mushin.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) following intelligence on the activities of cult groups in the area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebesi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, August 10
According to the statement, operatives first arrested Irawo Moshod, who allegedly admitted to being a former chairman of the Aiye Confraternity cult group.
The police said Moshod made useful disclosures about the activities of the group, including his alleged involvement in several killings in Mushin and other parts of Lagos State.
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“Acting on information provided by the suspect, operatives proceeded to Idi-Oro, Mushin, where one locally made Beretta pistol and one 9mm live ammunition were recovered,” the statement said.
The police subsequently arrested three other suspected members of the group at Aganran by Ojuwoye.
They were identified as Abayomi James, 29; Farouq Bankole, 28; and Steven Sunday, 19.
The Command said the three suspects admitted to being members of the Aiye Confraternity and disclosed that the recovered firearm was allegedly obtained from one Rilwan, whom they identified as the group’s number one member.
The suspects are currently in police custody and assisting with investigations, while efforts are ongoing to arrest other members of the group.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, commended the VCRU operatives for what he described as a “proactive and intelligence-driven approach” to tackling cult-related criminal activities in the state.
He reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to dismantling criminal networks and protecting residents, while warning cultists and other criminal elements to desist from their activities or face the full weight of the law.
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