Cult Initiation: Five Suspects In Police Net, Rescues Victim

Operatives of Tolu Division of the Lagos State Command have arrested five suspected cultists, identified as Peter Odumola, 19, Promise Benjamin, 20, Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19, Richards Adu, 18 and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20, all male.

This was confirmed by the spokesperson, Lagos state police Command on Monday, adding that the suspects were arrested on Sunday, July 9, 2023 about 0200hrs following receipt of a distress call concerning an ongoing forceful initiation happening in a hotel in the Ajegunle area of state.

The victim was successfully rescued. The suspects will be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, charges Lagosians to promptly alert the police to suspicious happenings in their localities to further enable the police rid the state of crime and criminality.

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