11 arrested as Police avert bloodbath in Lagos

AgegePulse Magazine

Bloodbath was averted in Ejigbo area of Lagos, following the arrest of 11 suspected cultists who had planned to avenge the death of one of their own by unleashing mayhem on rival cult members and residents.

The suspected armed cultists, as gathered, had assembled inside the changing room of the Ejigbo mini stadium, waiting for the right time to strike, last Sunday, being July 7 (7/7). By the way, cultists have special dates such as June 6, (6/6) and July 7 (7/7) where they avenge death of their members in different parts of Lagos. Ejigbo, was picked as one of the battlefields , with alleged plans to burn down houses where rival members lived.

But a team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer in-charge of Ejigbo, CSP Okuwobi Olabisi, some officials of the Lagos Neigbourhood Safety Corp and Vigilante Group of Nigeria swooped on the suspects before the carried out their mission.

Some of them managed to scale the fence but five of them were arrested. Six others, were reportedly arrested during patrol round the community. A locally made pistol, three unexpended cartridges , four scissors , hammers , a yellow beret with the insignia of Aiye cult and some quantities of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp , were recovered from those arrested on the field. Identities of the suspects are : Nurudeen Usman, Onyedikachi Tennyson Obinna, Augustine Chima, Azeez Busliu, Kingsley Edet, Kingsley Onuoha, Charles Onyekachi, Loveday Joshua and Lawrence Umorelym.

Another identified as Aro Gaddafi, 53, was alleged to be selling weeds suspected to be Indian hemp to his colleagues. Some of the suspects said that Ejigbo was their target for 7/7 because one of their members was killed in a recent fight there.

Police sources hinted that the arrest followed directives from the Commissioner of Police, CP Muazu Zubair’s , that Divisional Police Officers in Lagos must prevent and thwart cult related activities in the State.

Source: Polis 

How Small Jpron was Killed - Police, ...Arrests 21 Suspects Over Shomolu, Bariga, Obanikoro Bloody Cult Clash

Idris Aina Oct 18, 2018 Top Stories0

0

SHARES

ShareTweet

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have announced the arrest twenty-one suspects in connection to the cult clash that occurred at the Somolu-Bariga end of Lagos Mainland, on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.

In a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, the incident occurred after Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Small Jpron and one Solomon, were killed at a political gathering organised by Hon. Ademorin Kuye at Home Touch, situated at No. 228, Ikorodu Road by Obanikoro Way.

Oti stated that the deceased persons, who had involved in several cult clashes, were on the wanted list of the police for leading several cult fights in the Shomolu, Bariga, Fadeyi and Ojuelegba areas of the state.

He said the deceased were trailed to the gathering by a rival cult group who invaded the arena and began to attack people. “Regrettably, the host of the political meeting, Hon. Ademorin Kuye, did not inform the police of his intention to host his supporters,” Oti said.

He continued that; “21 persons have so far been arrested in connection with the case and are currently been questioned by homicide detectives of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti, Yaba. Also invited to Panti, is the politician, Hon. Ademorin Kuye.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators of this dastardly act, vowing that the Command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the authors of the crime are prosecuted.

“He once again requests politicians to inform the police before gathering in public places. He notes that until the INEC gives the go-ahead, political campaign at this time is illegal and those in breach of the electoral law will be made to face the full wrath of the law.”

Meanwhile, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and the Nigerian army have been mobilized to the scene to prevent a further breakdown of law and order.

Insidemainland

Police arrest suspected bank robber, arms keeper

Samson Folarin

The Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team has arrested a suspected bank robber, Olatunde Adetunji, in the Isolo area of Lagos State.

A trader, Bashirat Akinmushire, aka Area Mother, who allegedly kept weapons for Adetunji and his gang members, was also arrested by the police team.

Both Adetunji and Akinmushire were said to be members of the Eiye Confraternity.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the gang specialised in robbing bank customers in the Ikeja and Isolo areas.

The suspects were alleged to have recently attacked and dispossessed a woman on her way to depositing money in a bank at Opebi, Ikeja.

Adetunji was reportedly arrested a few days later when the woman allegedly sighted him on Toyin Street, Ikeja.

She was reported to have raised the alarm as operatives of the IRT, who raced to the scene, apprehended the 31-year-old.

The suspect, during interrogation by the police, allegedly confessed that members of his gang usually carried out robberies and cult killings in the Ikeja and Isolo areas.

Adetunji also allegedly said the guns they used during operations were kept with Akinmushire.

A police source told our correspondent that the suspect led detectives to a market on Jakande Low Cost Housing Estate, Isolo, where Akinmushire was arrested.

However, the trader reportedly claimed to have passed the weapons to another member of the gang, identified only as Junior, aka Jungle.

“When she was asked to take the operatives to Junior’s house so he could be arrested and the weapons recovered, she misled the policemen and took them to a wrong location, where she also attempted to escape.

“She ran into a ditch in the process and sustained serious injuries, which made the policemen to stop their search and take her to a hospital,” the source said.

The whereabouts of Junior had yet to be known.

Adetunji said his gang usually paid Akinmushire N5,000 to keep weapons for them.

He said, “I am a member of the Eiye Confraternity and I joined the cult while at a university in Ogun State. When I dropped out, I came back home to join members of my cult on Jakanda Estate and I discovered that they had already procured an AK-47 rifle and a revolver pistol.

“They told me that they bought the guns from a soldier and they usually kept them at Area Mama’s shop, who is also a member of our cult. She normally hides the guns at the back of her shop where she sells pepper and tomatoes.

“She covers the guns with baskets and sacks. We have used the guns for several operations and we used to give her N5,000 after every successful operation. But the main thing we do with the guns is to fight our opponents, who are rival cult members.”

Akinmushire, in her statement to the police, said the gang forced her to keep the weapons because she was a member of their.

The mother of three said she did not know what the gang did with the guns.

She said, “Sometime in February 2016, Olatunde (Adetunji), Junior, and their friend started brining oneGhana-must-go bag containing some items which I did not know the content, to my shop. They usually bring the bag for me to keep for them.

“Initially, I did not know the content, but I asked them what was in the bag and they told me. They said I should not disclose it to anybody. Each time they came to pick the bag, they gave me N5,000 or more. I asked them what they were using the guns for, but they said it was none of my business.

“I know Olatunde and his friend belong to Eiye cult. I also belong to the same cult. But the guns in question are with Junior and their gang members and the reason I did not inform the estate management or security agencies was that they threatened me that if any third party got to know, they would kill me. I have never gone with them for any operation; I only keep their guns for them.”

Yahoo Boy Attempts To Kill His Mother For Money Rituals In Lagos

The police in Lagos state have arrested 29 year old Taiwo Akinola pictured above for trying to kill his mother, Alice Akinola so as to further his cyber fraud business ( Yahoo) to the bloody or ritual level (Yahoo plus).

A statement by the police command spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, says Taiwo who lives with his mother at No.2 Raji Ajanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo, Lagos, is a staunch member of the notorious Aiye confraternity.

At about 8am yesterday Sunday August 19th, Taiwo went to his mother's provision store in front of their apartment and told her to meet him inside the house for an important discussion and at same time sent his nephew, Faruk to go buy him a white handkerchief and a stick of cigarette.

As soon as his mother entered the house, the suspect attacked her, smashing her head with a plank, pressing iron and a UPS charger to ensure she didn't survive the ferocious attack.

When Faruk returned from the errand, he didn't see his grandmother in the shop so he went into the house only to see the poor woman lying in a pool of blood. Shocked by what he saw, the small boy raised the alarm which attracted neighbours to the scene.

They called the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ayobo Division who arrived the scene with his team and promptly arrested the suspect and secured the scene for further investigation by the police forensic experts attached to the Homicide section SCIID Panti, Yaba .

The victim was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and was found to be hanging onto life. Right now, the doctors are battling to revive Mrs Alice Akinola presently unconscious Meanwhile the CP has paid the initial hospital cost which enabled the doctors to commence treatment.

During a brief interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he was asked to kill his mother in order to have more money. When his room was searched, the following exhibits were recovered in it, viz:

1. Two calabashes with one containing human skull and the other, a mixture of dark concoction;
2. A plank perforated with nails and stained with blood;
3. A pressing iron stained with blood;
4. A white handkerchief with which he wanted to scoop the victim's blood;
5. A bottle containing oil and labelled Back To Sender;

The Commissioner of Police calls on Lagosians to rise against all forms of crime and criminality. He added that the Command defeated the Badoo cult group with the help of people who provided credible and timely information to the police . He added that the time has come to root out the street cult groups. He notes that complacency is not an option in the face of threat to peace and security posed by these nefarious associations.

Copied