Police arrest 12 suspected female armed robbers, cultists, 44 others

Etim Ekpimah

The Commissioner of Police Strike Force, Lagos State, on Friday and Sunday arrested 50 suspected armed robbers and cultists at Imota, Igbokuta, Adamo and Emure in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday said that 12 females and 38 males were arrested in the Ikorodu area alone.

He said the suspects are: Oladunni Abiodun, ‘m’, 20; Dosumu Oluwaseun, ‘m’, 22; Segun Adelaja, ‘m,’ 29; Gbamila Iyabo, ‘f,’ 26, wife of the Number 1 of Aye Confraternity in Igbokuta, arrested with one pump action loaded with 8 rounds of cartridges, Salisu Islamiyat, ‘f’, 29, wife of the Number 1 of Aye Confraternity in Emure, arrested with a locally-made pistol with some live cartridges; Abiodun Abbey, ‘m’, aka Oju Ogunle.

Ogunle is alleged to have killed more than 22 people in Ikorodu area and 44 in other places.

According to PPRO, other items recovered from the bandits included guns, live ammunition and cartridges, assorted charms, berets with Confraternity logos, paraphernalia of office of Confraternity and some dangerous weapons.

He said: “The police boss has re-echoed the command’s readiness to tackle and decimate criminals in the state while confirming the arrest of 50 suspected armed robbers and cultists at Imota, Igbokuta, Adamo and Emure in Ikorodu area of the state during a sting operation carried out by the Commissioner’s of Police Strike Force between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th March, 2021.

“The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, also confirmed the arrest of the six suspected cultists at Ibeju-Lekki area of the state by the police operatives attached to Elemoro Division in compliance with directive of the Commissioner’s of Police on constant raids of the criminals hideouts in Eti Osa Local Government Area of the state.

“The suspects arrested include Adeyemi Hassan, ‘m’; Adesoye Yusuf, ‘m’; Yusuf Sadiku, ‘m’; Isaila Adebanjo, ‘m’, ex-convict who is a leader of Aye Confraternity, Mosuru Ojo, ‘m’, and Tajudeen Ramon, ‘m’.”

He added that Odumosu has put all Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in the state on their toes to ensure that the state is rid of cultism, crimes and criminality.

He noted that the CP also charged them to spread and embrace the principles of the Community Policing concept of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to have effective policing of their respective areas and the state at large.

He said that Odumosu has ordered for prompt investigation and prosecution of the cases as necessary arrangements have been made by the Lagos State Government to consistently fast track judicial processes in the state.