Police nab two suspected cultists over death of 20
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NIGERIA: POLICEMEN from the Zonal Intervention Squad, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, have arrested two suspected cultists for their involvement in the killings of more than 20 people.
They are Sheriff Afeeri and Owoseeni Wasiu, who were alleged, according to the Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 2, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, to have killed members of their Aiye confraternity, a.k.a. Black Axe gang and rival group, Eye Confraternity in Ota and Ifo areas of Ogun State.
Adejobi said in a release made available to GatewayMail on Tuesday that the suspected cultists, who were arrested last September 30, were holding a meeting to plan how to carry out their usual deadly attacks when detectives swooped on them.
According to him, the suspects were on a mission to attack some targets at Agosi area of Ifo in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State.
He stated that the men have confessed to many killings including the gruesome murder of one Niyi (surname unknown) a.k.a. Neyo, the then number one leader of Aye confraternity in Ifo area of Ogun State, in a bid to overthrow Niyi.
Niyi was axed to death by the duo and others at large at the Western City Street in Ifo, Ogun State last March 29, the police image maker said.
The suspected killers were arrested with some dangerous weapons including an axe which represents the logo of Aye Confraternity, Adejobi, a Superintendent of Police, explained.
“The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, has directed proper investigation into the case,” Adejobi stated.
He added that Ali also directed his men to apprehend other members of the gang who have been linked with series of killings in the area and in Ogun State in general.
Adejobi stressed: “The AIG has vowed to get the zone rid of cultists and hoodlums who have been terrorizing innocent Nigerians in Lagos and Ogun states.
“And those arrested, and others at large, will be treated as murderers in as much as their actions have always been tailored to one killing or the other.”
