By Dedeigbo Ayodeji
The Lagos State Police Command has vowed to get the state rid of cultists and hoodlums who foment troubles and threaten peace and security of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu gave the matching order to the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Department via Police Wireless Message.
The CP ordered that miscreants, cultists and hoodlums be sniffed out of their hideouts, arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
According to the Commissioner of Police, cultism precedes and precipitates other heinous crimes and social vices; and it must be tackled headlong.
In compliance with the order, police operatives attached to Mushin Division of the command have arrested some suspected cultists.
The suspects are; Daniel Adome, 18, Popoola Michael, 20, Kayode Thomson, 18, and Taiwo Okiki, 18.
Similarly, some members of the Aiye Confraternity, were also arrested.
The arrested suspects include Opeyemi Oderinde, 19, Otubu Samson, 17, Otako Jeremiah, 16, Kayode Agoro, 17, Agbelusi Sunday, 20, Kazeem Ishola, 20, Olasojo Gbolahan, 18, Ayodele Olasunkanmi, 18, and Segun James, 21.
Items recovered from the suspects include locally-made guns, live cartridges, axes, cutlasses, charms and some other offensive weapons.
