Operatives of Tolu Division of the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday, arrested five persons suspected to be members of secret cult during a forced initiation process.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Monday gave the names of the suspects as Peter Odumola ‘m’ aged 19; Promise Benjamin ‘m’ aged 20; Emmanuel Ikechuckwu ‘m’ aged 19; Richards Adu ‘m’ aged 18 and 20-year-old Abdullahi Nasiru.
He said the suspects were arrested on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at about 0200hrs following receipt of a distress call concerning an ongoing forceful initiation happening in a hotel in the Ajegunle area of state.
SP Hundeyin added that the victim was successfully rescued.
He further stated that the arrested suspects will be arraigned upon conclusion of investigations.
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.
