The Lagos State Police Command has paraded 15 cult members in the Ikosi/Ketu area of Lagos State after a fracas that occurred between three cult groups.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, alleged that the incident occurred on Wednesday at 6 a.m March 17, 2021, when some members of the Eye, Aiye, and Buccaneer confraternity engage in a gun battle over who should collect revenue at the Ketu fruit market.
The incident that occurred allegedly halted all economic activities in the market and it was alleged that it took the intervention of the Lagos State Commissioner of police who deployed Rapid Response Squad to restore the situation.
In the statement, it read, “The Lagos State Police Command has restored normalcy to the Ikosi/Ketu area of Lagos State after a clash that occurred today Wednesday 17th March 2021 at 6 am amongst some suspected cult groups, Eye, Aiye, and Buccaneer, as fifteen (15) suspects were arrested. Two (2) locally made pistols, some live cartridges, assorted charms, etc were recovered from the suspects
“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, who had deployed policemen including the Rapid Response Squad and Taskforce to the area to quench the crisis and restore normalcy to 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, and efforts are in top gear to apprehend other fleeing members of the gangs that orchestrated a crisis in the area.
“The Commissioner of Police has 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.”
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