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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 the State.
The suspects were identified arsenic 43-year-old Victor Christian, Samuel Success, 29; Balogun Emmanuel, 43; Wisdom Chukwuemeka, 28; and 39-year-old Oche Job.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos Police Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the 5 suspects were nabbed pursuing a convulsive clash betwixt rival cult groups.
SP Adebisi noted that the swift, coordinated effect of operatives of the tactical squad prevented further attacks, restored normalcy to the area, and reinforced the constabulary beingness successful the community.
According to the Command, the apprehension connected Saturday, October 4, 2025, astatine astir 10pm took spot 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 team, comprising the accepted constabulary team, tactical squad units, and different detectives conducted a raid of the country wherever 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.
The constabulary spokesperson listed the items recovered from the suspects to see 1 locally-made pistol, 2 pump-action guns, 52 unrecorded cartridges, 2 expended cartridges and 1 Toyota Avalon with registration fig KTU 610 JB.
Other recovered items see 1 HP laptop, 1 machine mouse, 1 car key, 1 cutlass and1 Nigerian International Passport bearing the sanction – Ekomafe Gregory Dickson.
The remainder see 2 Samsung Android phones, 2 iPhones, 1 further Android telephone and 1 Nokia phone.
The Lagos constabulary representation shaper said, “All recovered items person been decently documented and registered arsenic exhibits for ongoing investigation.”
She added that the suspects were being held successful constabulary custody and volition beryllium charged to a tribunal upon completion of probe portion efforts were besides underway to apprehend different suspected cult members inactive astatine large.
“The determination is nether adjacent constabulary surveillance to forestall immoderate reprisal attacks, support lives and property, and guarantee sustained nationalist information passim the state,” Adebisi added.
Residents were urged to stay law-abiding, security-conscious and promptly study suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.
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