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Awalebi,
from Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State was given out by Michael Thompson of
the same Eiye Confraternity as a cult leader. Thompson was arrested a night
before for robbery in National Stadium Surulere, Lagos. Awalebi disclosed that
he worked with a popular land owner in Lekki. He claimed that he earns N40,
000:00 monthly from the property dealer for helping to protect his landed
property in the axis. He told investigator that the gun-shot protective charm
was specially prepared for him by an herbalist in Ijebu-Isiwo, Ogun State, to
save him from gunshots of land grabbers in Lekki 
While
confirming the arrest, the image maker of Lagos Police Command, Superintendent
of Police, SP Dolapo Badmos, warned parents and guardians to be wary of their
children and wards’ behaviors.
The
leader of a cult group who was over the weekend arrested by the operatives of
the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command in Jakande Estate,
Ajah area, Lagos suburb, said that no amount of gun-shot can penetrate his
body.
leader of a cult group who was over the weekend arrested by the operatives of
the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command in Jakande Estate,
Ajah area, Lagos suburb, said that no amount of gun-shot can penetrate his
body.
The
cult suspect, Andrew Awalebi, 35, who belonged to the Eiye Confraternity, was
arrested on Friday morning at a beer parlour in company of three other cult
members around 8:00 a.m. Two other members of the cult group, Adegoke Adeleke
(30), Kehinde Adebogun (31), were also picked up early Saturday morning at an
hotel in Ikorodu.
Awalebi,
from Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State was given out by Michael Thompson of
the same Eiye Confraternity as a cult leader. Thompson was arrested a night
before for robbery in National Stadium Surulere, Lagos. Awalebi disclosed that
he worked with a popular land owner in Lekki. He claimed that he earns N40,
000:00 monthly from the property dealer for helping to protect his landed
property in the axis. He told investigator that the gun-shot protective charm
was specially prepared for him by an herbalist in Ijebu-Isiwo, Ogun State, to
save him from gunshots of land grabbers in Lekki
He
added “I was initiated into Eiye Confraternity in 1996 by Banji Omisore, and
later in 1997 I was promoted as its topmost leader after the death of Omisoreโฆ.
We are eight member cult group. We meet very early in the morning or late at
night. I have been arrested by Special Anti-Robbery Squad sometimes ago when my
cult group caused mayhem in Jakande Estate, inflicting injuries on passers-by
in the area.”
added “I was initiated into Eiye Confraternity in 1996 by Banji Omisore, and
later in 1997 I was promoted as its topmost leader after the death of Omisoreโฆ.
We are eight member cult group. We meet very early in the morning or late at
night. I have been arrested by Special Anti-Robbery Squad sometimes ago when my
cult group caused mayhem in Jakande Estate, inflicting injuries on passers-by
in the area.”
Arrested
alongside Awalebi were Michael Thompson (24), Adegoke Adeleke (30), Kehinde
Adebogun (31), Koffi Kwame (17), Daniel Olayiwola (36) and Tosin Issac (26) as
they all confessed to be members of Eiye Confraternity.
While
confirming the arrest, the image maker of Lagos Police Command, Superintendent
of Police, SP Dolapo Badmos, warned parents and guardians to be wary of their
children and wards’ behaviors.
“Charity begins at home. But this should
end in homes alone. Parents should help police to tackle cultism in their
respective localities. They should endeavor to report to the nearest police
station around them if they suspect movements of their children. This will help
the Police to nip the cultism to the bud,” she advised.
end in homes alone. Parents should help police to tackle cultism in their
respective localities. They should endeavor to report to the nearest police
station around them if they suspect movements of their children. This will help
the Police to nip the cultism to the bud,” she advised.
The cult suspects have been
transferred to the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Panti, for
prosecution.
