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  • Tragic! Three killed in Lagos cult clashes

    Tragic! Three killed in Lagos cult clashes

    Chaos broke out at the Ladega and Laketu areas of Ikorodu, Lagos State, when alleged members of the Aiye and Eye confraternities engaged one another in supremacy fights that left no fewer than three people dead.

    The clashes started when suspected members of the Aiye cult invaded Ladega around 10am on Sunday and allegedly shot two rival members dead.

    In a reprisal that followed, suspected members of the Eye cult reportedly mobilised and shot a rival member dead in Laketu around 5pm.

    The Deputy Commander of the Onyabo Vigilante Group, Olanrewaju Olabinjo, who confirmed the killings, said two Eye members and one Aiye member were slayed.

    He said, “The clash was between the Eiye and Aiye cult members. Two people were killed in Ladega around 10am and later in the day, one person was killed in Laketu, Ikorodu. All the attacks happened on Sunday. The family members of one of the victims have recovered his corpse. We are on our way to apprehend those who perpetrated the crime.”

    However, the Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested 17 suspected cultists during supremacy fights in the Ijora-Badia and Ikorodu areas, adding that one person was killed.

    The Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Sunday, said five suspected cultists – Abiodun Olaniyi, 21; Kamal Emola, 20; Gbadeyinka Muritala, 18; Kadiri Bashorun, 28; and Adebayo Ebiesuwa, 25 – were arrested in Ijora Badia.

    He added that 12 suspects, including Ibrahim Ajayi, Abdullah Isiaka, Yusuf Balogun and nine others, were arrested in connection with the killings in Ikorodu.

    He said, “On Friday, February 21, 2020, around 1.20pm, the Ijora Badia Police Station received a distress call that two rival cults, armed with cutlasses and other weapons, engaged one another in a battle for supremacy at Iso-Isu area in Ijora Badia and inflicted varying degrees of injury on one another.

    “Police operatives from the Ijora Badia division and the Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants from the command headquarters, Ikeja, were mobilised to the area. Five suspects were arrested; they are members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities.

    “In Ikorodu, on Sunday, February 23, 2020, around 11am, the Ikorodu Police Station received information that members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities attacked one another at the Ladega area of Ikorodu and one Lateef Akinpelu, a.k.a Eti, 24, was seriously injured. Police operatives from the Ikorodu division, Area N, Shagamu Road, Ipakodo, RRS and SARS were mobilised to the scene.

    “The injured person was rushed to the Ikorodu General Hospital where he died. Twelve suspects were arrested. One locally-made pistol was recovered. Investigation is ongoing. All the suspects will be charged to court.”

     

  • Notorious burglar arrested in Ikorodu, stolen items recovered

    Notorious burglar arrested in Ikorodu, stolen items recovered

    The Ikorodu Police Station had arrested a serial burglar, Ganiu Solomon, 37; of No. 5,Okuku St, Ota-Ono Ikorodu and recovered some stolen items from him.

    DSP Bala Elkana, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said this on Sunday.

    Elkana in a statement said that the suspect was arrested in connection with a series of complaints received from residents of Ota Ono area of Ikorodu bothering on incidents of burglary and stealing.

    “All the complains received indicate the same ‘modus operandi’, suggesting the fact that the crime was perpetrated by the same syndicate.

    “One of such cases was reported earlier by one Ms Nkiruka Ezeokobe of Mojisola Sari Street Ota-Ono, Ikorodu, where the suspect passed through the ceiling to gain entrance into her home.

    “Items recovered from the suspect include: one Samsung phone valued N235, 000 and one gold necklace valued N150, 000 among other items,” the police official said.

    Elkana said that the suspect confessed to the crime and investigation was ongoing to ensure that other members of his gang were arrested.

    Also, detectives from the station had arrested one Ojo Adeyinka, 33, for forging riders identity cards of Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA) of the Lagos State Government.

    Elkana said that the arrest was effected following a complaint received from one Mr Ibrahim Audu, the Station Manager of Riders Card, Ikorodu Division.

    “The suspect sells the said forged Identification cards which serve as permit to unsuspecting motorcycle owners for between N2, 500 and N3,400.

    “The suspect who started forging riders permit documents in January has confessed to the commission of the crime.

    “He uses the advantage of the proximity of his shop to the licensing office at Odogunyan area to lure his victims, under the guise of being an agent of the Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO),” the police officer said.

    According to Elkana, items recovered from the suspect include: machines used in printing fake documents and large quantities of printed materials.

    Elkana said that the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered the transfer of the cases to the State Criminal Investigation Department for an indepth investigation and diligent prosecution.

  • 7 killed, 1 injured in Ikorodu cult clash

    No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed during a violent clash between two rival cultic groups, which started on Monday in Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident in Lagos on Wednesday, said the groups, KK and Eiye Confraternities, were involved in the incident.

    Elkana said that the command immediately responded and arrested 10 suspects.

    He explained that the fracas, leading to deaths, started when an argument ensued between two members of the cult groups, while one of the fighters was stabbed.

    The police spokesman said that the gang whose member was stabbed, believing him to be dead, launched a retaliatory attack on members of the rival group.

    He said that the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumisu, immediately called for an emergency meeting and summoned the Area Commander, DPOs and the tactical commanders where the incident occurred.

    According to him, the police chief also deployed the Special Strike Force men to arrest the social miscreants and deal with the situation.

    Elkana recalled that a programme had earlier been organised for cult members to renounce their membership, “so the CP is determined to deal with the menace in the state”.

    Reacting to the development, Mr Fatiu Salisu, Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), said the clash started on Jan. 20 when a man was stabbed with a bottle and was rushed to the General Hospital.

    Salisu said that the man was rejected due to the nature of his injuries and was later referred to a teaching hospital where he was attended to.

    According to him, some of his members thought he had died, and thereafter moved a revenge mission in the community.

    “I was at a meeting in Ikeja when I was called that a boy belonging to ‘Eiye Fraternity’ had been stabbed, and when I came I saw one corpse at the roundabout.

    “On that day, two people died, another four were killed in the afternoon of the next day, while another one was killed today, making seven,” he said.

    The chairman lauded all the security agencies, including the army, for their timely intervention, saying that they quickly swung into action, patrolling the hot spots to checkmate activities of the cultists in the community.

    “We have informed Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Commissioner of Police on what was going on in the community,” he said.

    In his reactions, Chief Babatunde Ogunmuyiwa, the Secretary to the traditional ruler in Ijede, disclosed that the incident started on Jan. 20 when some boys from Ipakan and Egbin engaged in a fracas and one of them was badly injured with a bottle.

    Ogunmuyiwa said the boy was quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment, but some of his members spread rumours that he was dead, which led to the fracas.

    “After series of investigations, we realised it was a rivalry clash between fraternities.

    “We called an emergency meeting among the chiefs and resolved that we should appease the gods.

    “The community has been peaceful since most of the boys renounced their membership until this moment,” he said.

  • Building collapse: Lagos shuts two churches, 17 houses in Ikorodu

    Building collapse: Lagos shuts two churches, 17 houses in Ikorodu

    Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, at the weekend shut down 19 buildings in Igbogbo Baiyeku area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for violating the town planning laws of the State.

    General Manager, LASBCA, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe, led the enforcement team of the agency, escorted by officials of the State Taskforce. The Chairman, Igbogbo Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, Olusesan Daini was also in the team.

    Two churches were among the buildings sealed. One of them is the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and a Cherubim and Seraphim Church on Bamgbose Street in the area.

    In one of the area, eight buildings were shut because their owners did not have building permits and other required documents. Buildings were also shut at Kosebinu Orepekun Street, Market Street, Ogolonto, among others.

    According to Kosegbe, the government team was in the area on enforcement and sensitisation to let the people know the reason why they must build right in view of incessant collapsed buildings being experienced in some parts of the state.

    She said developers could not erect any building without informing LASBCA, saying that was the reason government officers were shutting down structures.

    Kosegbe said any developer that did not notify government about development of their structure could be arrested, as government did not want incidence of collapsed buildings.

    According to her, most of the properties sealed had already been served abatement notices, adding that LASBCA also engaged in post construction audit, where those who had already completed their buildings were asked to present documents to ascertain if they got the needed permits to erect such structures.

    Chairman, Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA, Daini, said the essence of the enforcement and sensitisation exercise was to reduce incidence of building collapse and maintain standard.

    “The problem we have is that people don’t build right. Affected residents are to go to LASBCA to regularise their documents and those building now should get their building permits. They should be citizens. Government is not doing this alone to generate revenue, but to protect the citizens,” he said.

  • Six injured as two BRT buses collide in Ikorodu

    Six injured as two BRT buses collide in Ikorodu

    Six persons were injured on Monday after two Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses collided in Asolo bus stop in Majidun, Ikorodu area of Lagos state.

    The incident happened around 7:00 am, leading to traffic gridlock in the area.

    The Nation gathered that the six injuries persons were taken to the hospital and discharged yesterday.

    It was learnt that a motorcycle plying the BRT lane was said to have caused the accident.

    Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) were among respondents at the scene.

    An eye witness, who simply identified himself as Rafiu, said the accident involved two BRT buses but it was caused by a commercial motorcycle rider who was plying the BRT lane.

    He said: “The two BRT buses involved in the accident were on the BRT corridor. One was coming from Mile 12 and the other from Ikorodu. The accident happened while the BRT coming from Mile 12 moved from hitting a commercial motorcycle that was on his lane. His BRT ran into the other incoming BRT and it led to the accident.”

    He said the motorcycle rider fled the scene immediately, noting that the two bus drivers both men, were seriously injured, while the other injured persons were women.

    The Managing Director, Primero Transport Services Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, said the accident was caused by commercial motorcyclists on the BRT lane.

    He said one of the BRT bus was trying to avoid a commercial motorcycle rider who was on his (the BRT) lane, adding that in the process ran into another BRT bus on the opposite direction.

    He said about six persons sustained injuries but noted that they will all be discharged later in the day.

    He noted that something needs to be done about commercial motorcycle riders on the BRT lane.

    “The way they drive on the lane is too dangerous and I don’t know if they have another life.

    “Thank God it was only minor injuries they all sustained at the incident.

    “Government must enforce it that they should stop plying on BRT lane, it must be enforced and they must be serious about it because this is about life,” he said.

  • One killed, another injured as cultists clash in Ikorodu

    One killed, another injured as cultists clash in Ikorodu

    A 28-year-old man identified as Sodiq Adewale was Thursday night killed and one Tayo Ogini, 28, injured after suspected cultists clashed at Ikorodu.

    The Nation reports that the clash which occurred around 11 pm on Thursday was one of those between Aiye and Eiye cult groups that climaxed Friday morning leaving at least three persons killed.

    Twenty-one suspects including an alleged notorious kingpin were arrested Friday morning in a raid executed by operatives attached to Anti-Cultism unit.

    According to a statement on Sunday by police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), those arrested in connection to Thursday clash were Adewale Afisi, Adewale Rufai, Seun Balogun, Sunday Vincent, Ige

    Olalekan, Kolawole Gbenga, Olarewaju Ibrahim, Obi Joshua, Adetunji Ojo, Idowu Olarewaju, Pelumi Dada, Tijani Alabi, Taiwo Adejowo, Yinka Adebayo, Ekele Merit and Muyideen Saliu.

    Elkana said a team led by Ikorodu Divisional Police Officer Ikorodu, Babalola Sarafa, a Superintendent (SP) was drafted to the scene where the suspects were arrested and a short gun, cutlasses, stolen phones as well as various charms recovered.

    Similarly, the police arrested three suspected traffic robbers at the wee hours of Saturday around Anthony Oke.
    Ayomide Olamipo, 21, Ogundiran Timileyin, 22, and Blessing Ndubusi, 16, were apprehended by officers of Pedro Police Division and a sharp knife with an expended AK47 bullet allegedly recovered from them.

    “They all confessed to be responsible for traffic robberies along Shomolu and environ. Investigation is ongoing, suspects will be charged to court,” he said.

  • Cultists on rampage in Ikorodu; kill couple, mentally challenged woman

    Cultists on rampage in Ikorodu; kill couple, mentally challenged woman

    A couple and a mentally unstable woman were at the wee hours of Friday murdered by suspected members of the Black Axe cult group at Ikorodu, a Lagos district.

    The killings occurred around 3:42am at Itupate after armed men said to be over 80, stormed the area in search of members of Eiye cult group.

    It was gathered that the armed men had invaded the area to avenge the attack meted one of their members identified as Lanre three days ago.

    According to reports, the said Lanre had escaped being lynched by members of Eiye over feelings he was using his position to shield Aiye members in Ikorodu.

    Cult-related violence had continued in that district overtime with allegations that no fewer than 10 persons have been murdered in the past three weeks.

    A resident who who spoke on condition of anonymity said they were woken up by screams from the hoodlums who were chanting war songs.

    “They went straight to Lati’s house. His younger and the wife live there. It seems they came for his younger brother who is alleged to be an Eiye member. They killed him.

    “Then, his wife recognised one of the killers as Lanre’s boy and when they saw she has identified them, they killed her too.

    “As they were leaving, a mad woman was pouring water on them and they shot her dead. These killings have become worrisome in Ikorodu. The police in Ikorodu need to sit up.

    “The police in Ikorodu did not show up in all of these. I am telling you that they only came out with Onyeabor after the cultists and miscreants have retreated. We cannot continue to live in fear as a result of the activities of criminals. Let the police go after the criminals and their sponsors.

    “Who is buying arms and ammunition for these cultists? Who is using them? Will the police say they do not know them? Can’t the police arrest Lanre?

    “There are complains that the palace was behind these Lanre boys and that is why there are going about committing atrocities. If not for Rapid Response Squad (RRS) men who stopped the rival cult group, they would have burnt down the palace,” he said.

    Eyewitnesses further explained that the RRS were dislodging those who advanced towards the palace in protest, miscreants were said to have taken advantage of the melee to vandalize people’s shops, carting away television sets, fans and other valuables.

    When contacted, police spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP) said the violence occurred around 10pm on Thursday, adding that two cultists died and six injured.

    He said Friday’s melee was as a result of the police’ clampdown on the hoodlums which led to the arrest of 21 suspects including an alleged notorious kingpin.

    He said the police received a distress call that some cult members from two rival groups engaged themselves in supremacy battle along Isikalu palace and Solomade area of Ikorodu.

    “The command’s anti-cultism unit and patrol teams from Ikorodu were promptly drafted to the scene. The leader of the gang, who has been on the wanted list of the command, Yusuf Omidele popularly known as General was arrested and twenty other cultists.

    “General was charged to court on several occasions and sentenced to prison. He completed his last sentence in 2014 and has become an Elder-in- Council in Eiye Confraternity. He led his gang in a reprisal attack on the members of Aiye, whom they alleged to have killed the wife of one of their leaders some weeks ago.

    “The suspects arrested belong to both Aye and Eiye confraternity and have all confessed to belonging to secret societies. Two cultists died from the cult clash and six others were injured.

    “The massive onslaught launched by the command on cultists and gangsters is a continuous operation with a view to arrest other fleeing members of the gangs. Four locally made pistols, eight matchets and three daggers were recovered. Suspects will be charged to court.

    “To proffer lasting solution to youth gangsterism, involvement of teenagers and underage persons in cult activities, especially at Ikorodu, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Zubairu Muazu on Friday met with traditional rulers, religious leaders, elder statesmen, parents, youths and other stakeholders at Ikorodu. All the stakeholders agreed to join the police in the fight against the menace of cultism and gangsterism,” he said.

  • LASEMA says five persons died as boat capsizes in Ikorodu

    LASEMA says five persons died as boat capsizes in Ikorodu

    The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed five persons died, as boat capsized at Ebute Terminal, in Lagos.

    The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu said that the agency received a distress call at about 5.57pm on Wednesday.

    Tiamiyu said that on arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a 20 capacity passenger boat belonging to Blue sea capsized mid-sea, enroute Ikorodu from Lagos Island.

    He said that the immediate cause of the boat mishap was not yet known.

    ”Unfortunately, five persons (four adult females and one adult male) were confirmed dead as a result of the incident.

    ”Their bodies were deposited at the morgue at Ikorodu General Hospital, while five persons (four female and onr male) were rescued alive,” Tiamiyu said.

    He said that the rescue was carried out by the combined efforts of LASEMA, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) and the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU).

    Recovery efforts are still on-going as at the time of this report.

  • Angry okada riders set police van ablaze over death of colleague

    Okada riders have set a police van ablaze at Ibeshe, in Ikorodu area of Lagos following the death of one of their colleagues, whom they suspected was killed by the police on Tuesday night.

    Thousands of okada riders were said to have mobilised on Wednesday and attempted to burn down the Ibeshe Police Post but were resisted and later burnt a police van stationed at a dark spot in Ibeshe.

    SP Chike Oti, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State, in a statement said the Lagos State Police Command noted with regret the unfortunate burning of a police patrol van stationed at a black spot in Ibeshe, Ipakodo area of Ikorodu, by irate motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders on Wednesday at about 10.45am.

    “The incident was occasioned by an encounter between policemen manning the black spot and an okada man plying the routes way beyond Lagos state approved time of 10pm.

    “As he approached the police pin down point, the police team observed that he was carrying a passenger with a big bag placed between him and the rider and so, they flagged him down but instead of obeying the police hand signal, the okada man increased his speed in order to evade police scrutiny. Sadly, he ended up in a ditch and passed on. Meanwhile his associate with the suspicious bag vanished into the thin air.

    “However, today, 30/05/18, at about 10am, Okada riders sympathetic to their late colleague, mobilised in their thousands and attempted to burn the Ibeshe Police Post. They were resisted. So they moved and found a softer target which was a police van stationed at a known black spot in Ibeshe and set it ablaze,” he said.

    According to him, in view of this incident, the police authorities in Lagos warned all those with the penchant to burn, destroy or loot its property/armoury, that henceforth, the Command would be compelled to use all lawful means, including the use of firearms to protect such properties and defend its petsonnel.

    “The police in Lagos will no longer standby and watch hoodlums destroy government property worth millions of Naira for whatever reason.

    “Any group of persons with complaints against the police action, must toe the civilised option of registering their complaints with the police authorities for appropriate action,” he added.

    He said the Commissioner of Police had directed that the 63 okada riders arrested for burning the police vehicle should be charge to court for arson.

    “He has also directed the OC Legal to file a motion to a court of competent jurisdiction to surcharge the suspects for the purchase of another police patrol vehicle,” he stated

  • Police demolish six shrines, free kidnapped couple in Lagos

    The Lagos Police Command yesterday rescued a kidnapped couple during the command’s demolition of six shrines at Agbowa, a Lagos suburb.

    In the course of the exercise, the police arrested James Adedeji, owner of one of the shrines in whose premises a couple were said to have been rescued on Tuesday night.

    Acting Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal, who led reporters to the shrines yesterday, said their demolition was part of efforts to clamp down on ritualists and fraudsters, who establish such places for criminal purposes.

    Edgal said the police received intelligence report of illegality at the demolished shrines, adding that they had the backing of all the traditional rulers in the district to pull them down.

    Edgal said the police discovered that most of the people who had gone missing or fallen victim to ‘one-chance’ buses usually ended up at shrines in that axis, where some are murdered or fleeced.

    He said: “We had the backing of all the traditional rulers in Ikorodu to demolish individually owned shrines that are used to perpetrate crime. Some of those shrines are used for ritual purposes. Others were established by fraudsters with the intent to commit crime.

    “So, these six we have demolished were identified as a result of the police and community partnership. We received information from members of the community and we carried out our own findings too.

    “I can tell you that as of Tuesday night, when we were still surveying the places, a husband and wife were rescued in one of the shrines. They fell victim and they had been told they would be killed. They were very grateful when the police came to their aid.

    “We have arrested an owner. I use this opportunity to appeal to the public to have confidence in the police. They should provide us with valuable information that would lead to the rounding up of all those criminals.

    “I want to still assure them that under my watch, their confidentiality is guaranteed. No one would know information came from them. Just as we have gotten these ones, we will get all others and rid Lagos of such criminals.”