Lagos police foil alleged cult initiation, arrest four suspects

The Lagos State Police Command person foiled an alleged cult initiation ceremonial successful the Egbeda country of Lagos and arrested 4 suspected cultists during a covert midnight cognition that besides led to the betterment of firearms, unrecorded ammunition and different unsafe weapons.

A connection issued by the bid connected thursday by the nationalist relations officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said that the suspects were allegedly linked to cult-related unit and different transgression activities wrong Alimosho and surrounding communities.

The suspects were identified arsenic Nurudeen Ganiu, 34; Oluwaleke Fagbula, 38; Emmanuel Silas, 41; and Nurudeen Abdullahi, 41.

According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended pursuing credible quality astir an alleged midnight cult initiation ceremonial taking spot successful Egbeda.

Acting connected the information, constabulary operatives launched a covert cognition which led to the apprehension of the suspects.

During the raid, officers recovered 1 locally made cut-to-size pistol, 1 English Beretta pistol loaded with 10 unrecorded cartridges, and a jack knife.

The bid said further investigations revealed that 1 of the suspects is an alleged cult pack person and a rusticated pupil of a assemblage successful Ogun State who was reportedly expelled successful 2022 implicit cult-related activities.

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