Following the clash among Eiye, Aiye and Buccaneer cult groups at Ikosi/Ketu area of Lagos State on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at about 6:00 a.m., the police command has restored normalcy, with 15 suspects arrested.
Two locally-made pistols, some live cartridges and assorted charms, among other things, were recovered from the suspects, the state police image-maker, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, March 17.
The state Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, who had deployed police operatives, including the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Taskforce, to the area to quench the crisis and restore normalcy to the area, had ordered that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba for discreet Investigation.
The PPRO said that preliminary investigation revealed that the crisis was connected to the revenue generation at the Ketu fruits market; and efforts were in top gear to apprehend other fleeing members of the gangs that orchestrated crisis in the area.
Adejobi added that the Commissioner of Police vowed to harness all legitimate means to suppress cultists’ activities in the state.
Odumosu also reiterated the command’s commitment to fighting crimes and criminality, especially cultism, in the state.
