Police nab 11 suspected cultists as CP harps on better policing

Etim Effiong

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 11 suspected cultists, who have been terrorising Owode Elede; Agiliti; Maidan, and Afinjuomo, all in Mile 12, Ketu area of Lagos State, on Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16, at different operations carried out by the police operatives attached to Ketu Division of the command.

The suspects are Yusuf Abiodun, 22; Jamiu Salami, 30; Dare Taiwo, 27; Oluwatobiloba Aberaman; Balogun Taofeek, 18; Samuel Owolabi, 16; Ejemina Godfrey, 39; Godwin Innocent, 22; Keneting Uduenga, 29; Ayeni Wales, 29, and Lekan Olajide, 22.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said items recovered from suspects included one locally made pistol with live cartridges, weed suspected to be Indian hemp and assorted charms.

According to Adejobi, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, is committed to fighting cultism and other crimes within the state to stand still.

The CP, however, directed that the suspects be handed over to the new Deputy Commissioner of Police State CID, Panti, for further investigation. 

Odumosu, on Monday received the new Deputy Commissioners of Police, recently deployed to the Lagos State Police Command, in his Ikeja office.

The new Deputy Commissioners of Police are DCP Ahmed Kontangora; Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Operations; DCP Bassey Ewah, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration, and DCP Adegoke Fayoade, Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Panti, Yaba.

The CP briefed them on the security situation in the state and the need to harmonise the Anti-Crime Strategies for better policing of Lagos State.

He noted that every department in the command must synergise with one another to form a strong bonding towards effective discharge of police duties.

The police boss also urged them to sanitise their departments as laziness, unprofessionalism, misuse of power, drunkenness on duty, violation of human rights and inappropriate behaviours will not be tolerated in the command.

Odumosu thanked members of the public for their support in providing intelligence and commitment in making policing easy Lagos State.