A 23-year-old suspected cultist, named Rafiu Odeyemi has been apprehended by the Lagos state police command.
In a statement by Spokesperson, Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X(formerly Twitter) account on Sunday 31 December 2023, revealed that a firearm was recovered from the suspect.
The statement reads; “23-year-old Rafiu Odeyemi and his fellow suspected cultists stormed a Lagos residential estate to avenge an earlier attack on their members by a rival cult group. Estate residents rose up and succeeded in apprehending Rafiu with his firearm, while the rest escaped arrest”.
The Lagos state police commanded residents of the estate for not taking laws into their hands but swiftly handing the suspect over to their men.
According to reports, the suspect is said to be arraigned at the conclusion of an investigation on the matter.
