Police arrested three cult suspects in Lagos

The police operation in Lagos has arrested three cult suspects in the state.

A spokesman for the State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday at Lagos.

He said the suspects were arrested during their cult meeting in Elemoro in the Ibeju-Lekki area in the state on April 26.

The spokesman said: “The operators, while patrolling routine, got wind from a meeting that violated the law of around 15 people suspected of being a cult and acted quickly, approaching the group and managed to capture three suspects, while others fled from the scene.

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“The search conducted on the suspects caused the recovery of two firearms: a broken bereta pistol and a locally -made pistol with one not removed cartridge.

“These weapons were confiscated, and efforts were ongoing to arrest the suspect who escaped, when the investigation continued.”

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