By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
At least, five suspected cultists have been arrested by police operatives in Lagos, while trying to initiate a victim forcefully.
The suspects, identified by operatives attached to Tolu Division of the Lagos State Command are, Peter Odumola, 19, Promise Benjamin, 20, Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19, Richards Adu, 18, and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20.
Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a release disclosed that the suspects were arrested on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at about 2.00am following receipt of a distress call concerning an ongoing forceful initiation happening in a hotel in the Ajegunle area of state.
According to him, the victim was successfully rescued, while the suspects will be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa has charged Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.
