5 Suspects In Police Net Over Lagos Cult War

The tactical operatives of the Lagos State Police Command person arrested 5 suspected cultists pursuing a convulsive clash betwixt rival cult groups successful the Onireke and Isashi areas of Lagos State.

The suspects were identified arsenic Victor Christian (43), Samuel Success (29), Balogun Emmanuel (43), Wisdom Chukwuemeka (28), and Oche Job (39).

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed that the 5 suspected cultists were nabbed pursuing a convulsive clash betwixt rival cult groups.
She noted that the swift, coordinated effect of the tactical squad operatives prevented further attacks, restored normalcy to the area, and reinforced the constabulary beingness successful the community.

According to the Command, the incidental occurred connected October 4, 2025, astatine astir 22:00 hours, erstwhile officers responded to a distress telephone reporting a convulsive clash.

“Three victims were rushed to the infirmary for urgent aesculapian attention. Unfortunately, 1 of the victims was aboriginal confirmed dormant by the doc connected work astatine Badagry General Hospital,” Adebisi confirmed.

She added that pursuing the incident, a associated constabulary squad comprising the accepted constabulary team, tactical squad units, and different detectives conducted a raid of the area. The 5 suspects were arrested astatine a edifice believed to beryllium connected to the attack.

A hunt of the premises and their operational conveyance led to the betterment of firearms, ammunition, and different unsafe weapons utilized successful cult clashes.

Items recovered include: One (1) locally-made pistol, Two (2) pump-action guns, Fifty-two (52) unrecorded cartridges, Two (2) expended cartridges, One (1) Toyota Avalon with registration fig KTU 610 JB, One (1) HP laptop, One (1) machine mouse, One (1) car key, One (1) cutlass, One (1) Federal Republic of Nigeria International Passport bearing the sanction Ekomafe Gregory Dickson with 2 (2) Samsung Android phones, 2 (2) iPhones, 1 (1) further Android phone, and 1 (1) tiny Nokia phone.

The constabulary representation shaper said, “All recovered items person been decently documented and registered arsenic exhibits for ongoing investigation”