The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old suspected cultist, Muyideen Olatunbosun, and recovered a rubber-made pistol, an axe, criminal charms and an illicit drug popularly known as \u201cIce\u201d during an intelligence-led anti-crime patrol in Ikorodu.<\/p>\n
A statement by the command said Olatunbosun was arrested by police operatives while they were conducting patrols around Idi-Iroko, Ogolonto and Agric areas of Ikorodu, Lagos State, following information received during the operation.<\/p>\n
The command said the arrest was part of its continued efforts to tackle cultism and other criminal activities across the state.<\/p>\n
A search conducted on the suspect after his arrest led to the recovery of one rubber-made pistol, one axe, criminal charms and the illicit drug known as \u201cIce\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspect is currently in police custody and is assisting with the ongoing investigation. Efforts are also ongoing to apprehend other members of his alleged cult group,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, commended the operatives for their vigilance and prompt response to credible information.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed the command\u2019s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led operations against cultism and other forms of criminality across Lagos State.<\/p>\n
The commissioner also urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information to the police through the command\u2019s emergency lines.<\/p>\n
The police command said efforts to apprehend other members of the suspect\u2019s alleged cult group are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old suspected cultist, Muyideen Olatunbosun, and recovered a rubber-made pistol, an axe, criminal charms and an illicit drug popularly known as \u201cIce\u201d during an intelligence-led anti-crime patrol in Ikorodu. A statement by the command said Olatunbosun was arrested by police operatives while they were conducting patrols around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[267,260,100,268,19],"class_list":["post-9076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-axe","tag-cultist","tag-ice","tag-ikorodu","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"\n