See 5 Suspected Cultists Arrested With A Corpse While On Revenge Mission

These five suspected members of a dreaded cult group based in Lagos were on a revenge mission on Monday 14th December, 2020.

But, strange enough, they had in their possession, inside a tricycle, the corpse of a young man, also suspected to be a cult member.

The tricycle was heading towards Sango-Ota in Ogun State, when operatives of the state police Command, accosted them.

These young men who are mostly teenagers were seen brandishing dangerous weapons like cutlasses, cudgels and sticks as,at the time they were apprehended by the Police, even as they reportedly went berserk, vandalizing anything in sight.

The suspects included; Babatunde Shittu, Ayobami Morenikeji, Fidelis John, Abdullahi Adegbenro, and Oyeyemi Bakare.

Their arrest followed a distress call received at Sango Area Command headquarters that a group of boys were seen with a male corpse in a tricycle and welding dangerous weapons.

Upon the distress call, the Area Commander, Sango ota, ACP Monday Agbonnika, quickly mobilised patrol team to the area, where the hoodlums were met on rampage destroying people’s property and stealing from innocent members of the public along Ilo-Awela Road.

The police team engaged and subdued them, and the five culprits were subsequently arrested.

On interrogation, the suspects informed the police that they went to party at Mushin in Lagos and on their way coming, fight ensued among them and in the process, one of them was overran by a fast moving vehicle and he died on the spot. 

They stated further that they were taking the corpse to the families of their attackers namely; omo ekun, Lampad and Anko purposely for revenge mission.

Before the arrival of policemen, the miscreants have allegedly damaged one Highlander jeep with registration number KJA 275GD belonging to one Emmanuel Adekoya, they have also snatched an infinix phone from one Falola olushola and a cash sum of N50,000 from one Emmanuel Agbaje.

The corpse has been recovered from them and deposited at Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the story.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation. 

The police boss also appealed to parents to warn their children from partaking in any act capable of undermining the peace of the state as such act will be met with strict resistance.