Police arrest five over forceful cult initiation in Lagos


The Lagos State Police Command,yesterday, paraded 20-year-old Abdullahi Nasiru, 19-year-old Peter Odumola, 20-year-old Promise Benjamin, 19-year-old Emmanuel Ikechuckwu and 18-year-old Richards Adu for forcefully initiating their victims into their cult.
 
The five suspects were arrested on Sunday, July 9, 2023, by operatives of Tolu Division of the Lagos State Command. Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspects were arrested following receipt of a distress call concerning the forceful initiation happening in a hotel in the Ajegunle area of state.
 
He said the victim was successfully rescued and the suspects would be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.
 
“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, charges Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality,” he added.

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