Mobolaji Michael
FIVE suspected cultists, who were conducting a forceful initiation on an unwilling person, have been arrested in Lagos.
The suspects, whose ages range between 18 and 20, were swooped on in a hotel in the Ajegunle area of the state, the venue of the initiation by operatives of Tolu Division.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed in a statement that police operatives, attached to Tolu Division, acted on a tip-off on the development and swung into action on Sunday, 9th July 2023, at about 8:00 pm.
SP Hundeyin disclosed the identities of the all-male suspects as Peter Odumola, 19; Promise Benjamin, 20; Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19; Richards Adu, 18 and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20.
According to him, the victim was successfully rescued, adding that the suspects would be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the statement quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, to have charged Lagosians to promptly alert the police of suspicious happenings in their localities, to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.
Eighteen-Eleven Media