Police in Lagos arrest 8 suspected cult members during initiation

Operatives of Operation Crush attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists during their initiation into ‘One Million Boys’ cult group. The Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement on Sunday that various weapons and assorted charms were recovered from the suspects. He said, “On Aug. 15 […]

Police in Lagos arrest 8 suspected cult members during initiation

Operation Crush Arrested Eight Cultists During Initiation into ‘One Million Boys’ and Recovered Dangerous Weapons/Juju
On 15/2019 at about 1930hrs, acting on credible Intelligence, operatives of Operation Crush from Ilemba Hausa Police Station led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Kazeem Abonde, arrested eight suspected members of one million boys confraternity during initiation exercise. The suspects were arrested at No.15 Alado street shibiri where they are being initiated into the cult group by one Yusuf Abu ‘m’ aged 20 years. Those arrested are Sunday Gabriel ‘m’ aged 20 yrs of no 7 owode Baba water Street shibiri, Rilwan Dauda ‘m’ 18yrs of Ogbokwo street, Ajegunle, Mohammed Sikiru ‘m’ aged 23yrs of no 15 Kareem street shibiri, Oladimeji Abayomi ‘m’ aged 18 yrs of no 6 Baale street shibiri, Rasheed Alabi ‘m’ aged 20 yrs of 49 Bunmi Ajakaye street shibiri, Habeeb Idowu ‘m’ aged 18 yrs of no 6 Baale street shibiri, Olaiya Bisola ‘f’ aged 18 yrs of 6 mosalasi street shibiri and Hazzan Hawawu ‘f’ aged 19 yrs of zone 6 Orisa street Imude. Three sharp cutlasses, a fetish calabash with dangerous Juju and weeds suspected to be indian hemp were recovered from them. Suspects were charged to Court and remanded in prison custody.

Operatives of Operation Crush attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested eight suspected cultists during their initiation into ‘One Million Boys’ cult group.

The Police Command’s spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement on Sunday that various weapons and assorted charms were recovered from the suspects.

He said, “On Aug. 15 at about 7:30pm,  operatives of Operation Crush from Ilemba Hausa Police Station  led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Kazeem Abonde, acting  on credible intelligence,  arrested eight suspected members of ‘One Million Boys’ confraternity during their initiation.

“The suspects were arrested at No.15,  Alado St., Shibiri in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State  where they were being initiated into the cult  by one Yusuf Abu, 20.

“Those arrested are:  Sunday Gabriel, 20, Rilwan Dauda, 18, Mohammed Sikiru, 23, Oladimeji Abayomi, 18, Rasheed Alabi, 20, Habeeb Idowu, 18, Olaiya Bisola, 18,  and Hazzan Hawawu, 19.

“Three sharp cutlasses, a fetish calabash with dangerous substances suspected to be ‘ Juju’ and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from them”, he said.

Also,  the police  have arrested a traffic-robbery suspect, Taofeek Oladiran,  at Mushin and recovered firearms from him.

Elkana said   the suspect was arrested by a  police patrol team attached to the  Mushin Police Division.

“On Aug. 16 at about 10:22pm,  the anti-crime patrol team from Mushin Police Station led by Insp. Dada Akawu intercepted one Honda motorcycle with registration number AKM 300 VJ, red in colour along Ogunmokun Street in Mushin.

“The motorcycle was conveying four persons reasonably suspected to be members of a gang of armed robbers terrorising Mushin and its environ. (NAN)