The police in Lagos have arrested two suspected cult members at separate locations in the state, recovering a stolen Hilux pick-up and a locally-made gun with live ammunition.
City Round learnt that one of the suspects, one
32-year-old Adekunle Ojo, was apprehended on January 30 by a police patrol team
attached to the Epe division while driving the van along Epe-Ijebu-Ode Road.
The team was said to have been alerted to the stealing
shortly after the vehicle belonging to a construction company in Epe was stolen
from where it was parked. Ojo had reportedly used a ‘master key’ to steal the
vehicle.
A police report obtained by our correspondent stated that
the suspect had perpetrated the act in connivance with other accomplices still
at large.
It stated, “Realising that the game was up, the suspect
tried to escape but was promptly arrested and the vehicle recovered from him.
Investigation has revealed that the suspect and cohorts have stolen several
other vehicles using the same modus operandi. Investigation also revealed that
the arrested suspect is a member of the deaded Aiye Confraternity gang
responsible for terrorising innocent members of the public in Epe and its
environs.”
In another development, an alleged member of Aiye
Confraternity, one Ejiofor Apeh, 27, was reportedly arrested in the Trinity
area of the state with a locally-made cut-to-size single-barreled gun and one
live cartridge.
He allegedly confessed that his gang was planning an attack
on Buccaneer Confraternity, a rival cult group, when he was nabbed on January
28.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP
Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the two arrests to our correspondent, said
the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, had directed that Ojo’s case be
transferred to the Special Squad of the command for further investigation.
He added, “Consequent upon his (Apeh’s) arrest, the CP
immediately directed that the suspect should be properly investigated with a
view to arresting other members of his gang. The two suspects will be charged
upon conclusion of investigations.”