Command Arrest Two Notorious Cult Members, Recover Firearms

About 1630hrs on June 4, 2020, information was received that some group of boys were sighted at Oke-Suna area of Lagos Island brandishing arm, preparing to either rob or attack unsuspecting victims.  Upon the receipt of the information, police operatives swiftly mobilized to the scene and arrested two of the suspects while others escaped. Items recovered from them include one cut to size locally made pistol with two live cartridges. The suspects are, Adeyemi Olanrewaju ‘m’ 25 years old and Lukman Seun ‘m’ 25 years old. They confessed to be member of “AIYE” confraternity. They said they bought the gun from one Raimi now late at the rate of Twenty-five thousand Naira (N25, 000.00) for cult activities. It was revealed that the suspects were preparing to fight rival cult group at Lagos Island before they were arrested.  

  Also, on May 24, 2020 at 1500hrs, there was a violent fight between rival cult members of Feemen, Kadara and Markets Streets of Denton area of Lagos State. The following day 25/5/2020, the fight snowballed into an uncontrollable stage where weapons such as battle axe, bottles, cutlasses and knives were freely used to attack and injured each other.  On the strength of the report, the operatives from Denton Police Station and SARS swiftly mobilized to the scene. The following suspects/cult members were arrested: Ibrahim Yahaya ‘m’ 36 years old; John Olorunwa ‘m’ 23 years old; Ayo Ogunshe ‘m’ 17 years old; Rilwan Fukunle ‘m’ 21 years old; Fatai Akanbi ‘m’ 22 years old; Muiz Sanusi ‘m’ 21 years old; Kazeem Fatai ‘m’ 23 years old; Samuel Adeyemi ‘m’ 26 years old; Khalifa Babatunde ‘m’ 27 years old; Kehinde Oladapo ‘m’ 23 years old; and Mubarak Alate ‘m’ 23 years old. Machetes, axes and knives were recovered from them. The suspects confessed to be members of Aiye and Eiye confraternities. They confessed to be engaged in supremacy battle.