Police arrest 27 suspects for ‘cultism, armed robbery’ in Lagos | TheCable

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The Lagos police command says it has arrested 27 suspects engaged in different crimes, including armed robbery, murder, and cultism.

Speaking with journalists on Friday, Idowu Owohunwa, the state commissioner of police, said automobiles, arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspects., the police received credible intelligence on an ongoing jungle justice in Aratunmi, Iba Okokomaiko area, noting that on getting to the scene, the officers were able to rescue the suspects from being killed by the mob.

“From all these cases, which we successfully cracked, we recovered a total of six arms, 12 live ammunition, one knife, two motorcycles, one vehicle, and SIM cards. In another case, the commissioner said five suspects who are members of a fraternity group notoriously known for armed robbery in the Mushin area of the state were also arrested.

 

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