Police arrest suspected Eiye cultist, recover pistol in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command person arrested a 27-year-old suspected cult member, Yusuf Lamina Adigun, during a stop-and-search cognition successful the Ijaiye/Ojokoro country of Lagos, recovering a locally fabricated pistol loaded with a unrecorded cartridge from him.

The arrest, according to the police, formed portion of ongoing operations aimed astatine curbing cult-related activities and different convulsive crimes crossed the state.

This was disclosed successful a connection issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Abimbola Adebisi.

According to the statement, constabulary operatives intercepted a motorcycle carrying 3 passengers during a regular patrol and hunt cognition successful the area.

A hunt conducted connected the occupants reportedly led to the find of a locally made firearm loaded with 1 unrecorded cartridge successful the possession of Adigun.

“During the operation, officers searched the passengers connected the motorcycle and recovered a locally fabricated pistol with 1 unrecorded cartridge from 1 of the suspects identified arsenic Yusuf Lamina Adigun, aged 27,” the connection said.

The Command further disclosed that th...