POLICE ARREST FIVE SUSPECTED AYE CULTISTS, RECOVER WEAPONS, DRUGS, 500 SIM CARDS IN LAGOS

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of the Aye Confraternity and recovered weapons, suspected hard drugs, 500 SIM cards, laptops, mobile phones, and charms during an intelligence-led operation in the state.

According to the command, the arrests were made during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge axis of Lagos.

Police operatives first intercepted a Toyota Camry XLE saloon car occupied by two suspects identified as Emmanuel John, 24, and David Godwin, 28. A search conducted on the vehicle reportedly led to the recovery of substances suspected to be hard drugs.

The police said both suspects confessed during preliminary interrogation to being members of the Aye Confraternity.

Further investigation led to the arrest of three additional suspects identified as Samuel Owubokiri, 25; Adetona Seyi, 20; and David Chigozie, 25.

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include military camouflage, two machetes, a battle axe, a knife, 500 SIM cards, five mobile phones, five laptops, charms, and various substances suspected to be hard drugs.

The command said the additional suspects also confessed to membership of the Aye Confraternity.

Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to combating cultism and other violent crimes across the state.

He urged residents to remain vigilant and provide timely and credible information to assist the police in crime prevention and public safety efforts.

The police also encouraged members of the public to report emergencies and share information through the command’s designated emergency lines.