Lagos: Police nab five suspected cultists, recover weapons, hard drugs

The Lagos State Police Command person arrested 5 suspected cultists during an intelligence-led cognition targeting transgression elements allegedly terrorising the Apapa, Ijora and Badia areas of the state.

The arrests were carried retired by officers of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) pursuing credible quality connected the activities of the suspects.

Police said successful a connection that the cognition archetypal led to the apprehension of a 25-year-old suspect, Abubakar Ayomide, besides known arsenic “Garbazin”, who aboriginal directed operatives to the group’s hideout, wherever 4 different suspected members were arrested.

The different suspects were identified arsenic Tanko Yusuf, 23; Ahmed Abibu, 24; Abubakar Shafi, 23; and Fatai Mohammed, 25.

According to the police, the main fishy confessed to being a subordinate of the Aiye Confraternity and has provided investigators with utile accusation to assistance ongoing investigations.

The bid added that efforts are underway to way down different members of the transgression pack and reason investigations earlier prosecution.

A hunt of the hideout led to the betterment of 1 conflict axe, 1 UTC knife, 2 different knives, 1 hammer, substances suspected to beryllium Indian hemp, suspected transgression charms and different exhibits.

Reacting to the development, the Commi...