Read What SARS Did To Five Suspected Cultists In Lagos

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Trouble started for the accused persons when a concerned citizens of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos petitioned the Commissioner of Police.

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have dragged a
man, Fatai Taye Sulaimon, 20, who claimed to be a Revenue collector
agent with the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos and four
others before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly belonging to an
unlawful society, Aiye Cult Confraternity.
 
Police identified other suspects as Kabiru Imam, 26, Hammed Ibilola, 27, Jelili Adeola, 27 and Seun Jenty, 27.
 
According to the police, trouble started for the accused persons
when a concerned citizens of Ibeju Lekki, Lagos petitioned the
Commissioner of Police, CP, Lagos State Police Command that suspected
cult members were killing innocent people and making life unbearable for
them in the area.
 
Following the report, the CP deployed his team to the area to
arrest the suspects and restore peace. The operatives swooped on the
suspects and arrested the five accused persons while others managed to
escaped.
 
The accused were charged before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on a
two-count of managing an unlawful society called Aiye cult
confraternity.
 
Police counsel, Ingobo Emby told the court in charge No. W/20/2019
that the accused persons committed the offences on 14 May, 2019 at Ibeju
Lekki, Lagos.
Emby informed the court that the accused were arrested following a petition by members of the concerned citizens of Ibeju-Lekki.
 
He said the offences committed were punishable under section 411 and 42 of the criminal law of Lagos State, 2015.
 
All the accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges and
Magistrate A. O. Alogba granted them bail in the sum of N200,000 each
with two sureties each in like sum.
 
Alogba adjourned the case till 27 August, 2019 for mention and
ordered that all the defendants be kept at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till
they perfected their bail conditions.


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