Lagos Police Arrest 33 Suspected Cultist Over Fadeyi Clash

Lagos Police Arrest 33 Suspected Cultist Over Fadeyi Clash

The Lagos State police have arrested 33 persons allegedly involved in
the Wednesday clash between two rival cult groups at Fadeyi-Onipanu
area where two persons were killed.  

Spokesman of the command, DSP Bala Elkana, made this
known in a statement on Thursday and said that two locally-made short
guns with 10 live cartridges and other dangerous weapons, including
cutlasses and knives, were recovered.  

According to Elkana, at about 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Onipanu
Police Station received a distress call that members of rival cult
groups from Alakara, Mushin, Onipanu and Shomolu were seen armed with
dangerous weapons. He said the suspected cultists engaged themselves in a
fierce supremacy fight at Fadeyi, Onipanu, along Ikorodu Road.

“During the scuffle, one Tobi Kuti suspected to be one of the
hoodlums and one Samuel Geofrey of DTD Services, Apapa, who was caught
in the web were killed by the hoodlums. Patrol teams and operatives of
Tactical Units were promptly deployed to the scene.

The teams swiftly contained the situation and restored normalcy to
the area. The command has deployed more resources to the affected areas
for manhunt of other fleeing members of the gangs. Investigation is
ongoing,” he said.  

The spokesman said that the Commissioner of Police in the state,
Zubairu Muazu, had called on parents to monitor the activities of their
children, especially those who engaged in cult activities. He said that
the command was duty bound to deal decisively with criminal elements in
line with the law and protect the lives of people of Lagos state.