Lagos Police Commissioner |
The deceased, Adejoke Adefuye was burnt beyond
recognition when her house located at 19, Oshinfolarin Street in Bariga was set
ablaze by the rival cult groups.
Trouble had started when members of Eiye
confraternity led by one Ibrahim Balogun clashed with another rival cult group
known as Aiye confraternity led by a man simply identified as Gideon in
a supremacy fight at the area.
The cultists, according to reports, vandalized
some vehicles parked along the road in the area, while two members of the Aiye
confraternity known as Bobo and Abayomi Olubola lost their lives in the fracas.
A statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, Dolapo Badmus, confirmed the arrest of the
cultists, as well as some of the equipment used to carry out the operation.
Badmus said the second in command of one of the
cult groups was among those arrested, while three power bikes, one
live/expended cartridges and a tricycle popularly known as Keke Marwa used to
get to the scene were also confiscated.
She said the cultists have been terrorizing the
area for some days and that they were able to make some arrests due to the
quick response to the distress calls received concerning the fracas.
Those arrested, according to Badmus include Afees
Olaide Fagunwa, Nurudeen Lateef, Richard Ewa, Richard Abayomi, Mohammed Musa,
Kayode Dada and Adams Adelakun.
She said that the bodies of the deceased have been
deposited at the Gbagada General Hospital for autopsy by the State
Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) while other occupants of the burnt
building who sustained minor injuries were treated by the Lagos State Ambulance
Services (LASAMBUS).
She said that further investigation into the
matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department
(SCID), Panti.
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