Black spots: RRS raids 59, quizzes 2 cultists
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State
Police Command over the weekend arrested 59 suspected social miscreants
during a raid on criminal hideouts & black spots in the State.
The raid was part of the routine exercise of the RRS on
suspected black spots in the State to check criminal activities as well
as restore orderliness in crime and violence prone areas.
The suspected criminals were picked up between the hours
2400 hr and 0200 hr in Oshodi, Ojota, Oregun, Mile 12, LASU/Iyana – Iba
junction and Mile 2 after repeated surveillance of those areas by the
RRS Intelligence Teams.
It was learnt that some of the raided points were place
where members of the public volunteered information as crime spots and
have been confirmed to be black spots by the Police, who monitored the
areas days before the raiding.
Out of 59 suspects picked up from various parts of the
metropolis from the raiding, 46 were released to their relatives after
thorough screening by the RRS investigators.
13 suspects, who investigators confirmed were drug addicts,
pickpockets and with questionable source of livelihood have been sent
to the State Environmental Taskforce for prosecution.
In another development, the outfit is currently questioning
two suspected cultists, who were arrested along with 12 other suspects
raided in Oregun.
The suspected cultists; David Seun (17) and Ahmed Sulaiman
(17) have confessed to be members of 12 – man cultist gang terrorizing
Oregun and Olusosun.
David, a taylor stated that he was forced to join the cult
gang by his friend, Sadiq. “He invited me out and I was initiated in
Oregun High School, Oregun. He added, “Kehinde is the leader of the cult
group “Eiye”. He lives in Ikorodu but I don’t know his house.
He explained further, “He comes to our meetings
occasionally. It has been long since I saw him. The group took all I had
on me the day I was initiated. They took my money, N6000, my phone,
wrist watch and my shoes. We meet at Ita Egbe in Oregun. Other members
of the Eiye Cult group in Oregun are: Ayo, Eyo, Bobo Olusosun, Last
Born, Don Banny, Elewedu, Two Yansh, Pepper, Little 9 and Akube. We meet
at 7:00 p.m.”.
On his part, Ahmed Sulaiman, an orphan, who was on
apprenticeship under David, said he was forced to join the group by his
boss, David.
Meanwhile, police are on the trail of other members of the cult gang, the suspects disclosed exist in Oregun and its environs.
Confirming the arrest, the State Police Public Relation
Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Damasus Ozoani, noted that
the Police will leave no stone unturned to sanitize Lagos from the
menace of social miscreants
