Police arrest 11 suspected cultists, traffic robbers

By Rasaq Adebayo

The Lagos Police Command said it has arrested 11 suspected cultists and traffic robbers terrorising people at Railway Crossing, Ikeja Along, Lagos.

In a statement on Monday, the police spokesperson, CSP Olumuywa Adejobi said the suspects were arrested on Saturday, May 1, 2021 by the police operatives attached to the Strike Team of the Command.

He said the operatives responded to a distress call from one of the victims (name withheld), raced to the area and arrested some of the suspects in action while others were arrested at their hideouts around Ikeja Along.

He said: “They have confessed to the crime. The suspects also revealed that they attacked their targets with iron rods, guns, cutlasses and charms during operations.

“In the course of police investigation, the suspects revealed one of their receivers, one Idris Adamu, m, 42, who was immediately arrested at Alade Market, Lagos State. A gold neck lace of one of the victims and many other suspected stolen items like phones, neck laces, watches etc were recovered from him.

“Other victims of their robbery operation on the said date have been identified and they are assisting the police in their investigation.

“The police operatives are presently interrogating the suspects in order to extract more information on their mode of operations, membership and accomplices so as to apprehend other members of the gang and those who conspire with them in committing the dastardly act in the area and across the state.

“The suspects are Sadiq Masaki, m, 22, Oladimeji Olatunbosun, m, 24, Adam Hassan, m, 21, Tunde Afolayan,m, 24, Michael Ademola, m, 22, Olamide Johnson, m, 20, Abiodun Opeyemi, m, 22, Oluseyi Agbaje, m, 21, Daniel Ayomide, m, 20 and Adebayo Tobi, m, 21.”

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered that the Strike Team profiles the suspects and go after their gang members and conspirators, saying the command would not spare anyone who engages in any act of criminality, no matter its magnitude.

The Police boss also directed that the Commander RRS, the Commander Taskforce and other tactical Commanders should sectorise the state for easy operation and get rid of traffic robbers and other criminals in order to accord perfect and excellent service delivery as well as effective security to all and sundry in Lagos State.