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By Rasaq Adebayo
The Lagos State Police Command has restored normalcy to the Ikosi/Ketu area of Lagos State after a clash that occurred today,Wednesday March 17, 2021 at about 6am among some suspected cult groups, Eye, Aiye and Buccaneer, as 15 suspects were reportedly arrested.
Two locally made pistols, some live cartridges, assorted charms and others were also reportedly recovered from the suspects.
The Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who had deployed policemen including the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Taskforce to the area to quench the crisis and restore normalcy in the area, has ordered that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for discreet Investigation.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the crisis was connected to the revenue generation at the Ketu fruits market.
The police said they are making effort to apprehend other fleeing members of the gangs that orchestrated crisis in the area.
Odumosu however reiterated the command’s commitment to fighting crimes and criminality, especially cultism, in the state. He stated that the command will harness all legitimate means to suppress cultists’ activities in the state.
