The Lagos State Police Command, Iju Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Gbenga Stephen, yesterday, arrested four fake soldiers in the Iju area of the state.
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The fake soldiers, who were arrested at about 1:30a.m. in a Mazda3 saloon car are 28-year-old Samuel Abel; 35-year-old, Victor ljeemai; 43-year-old Lukman Salabiu and 30-year-old Oyinyechi Macus.

Spokesperson for the Command, Superintendent of Police (SP), Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba for further investigation.

ALSO, detectives of the Command have arrested four members of rival cult groups for their nefarious and criminal activities plaguing the Badagry area of Lagos State.
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Hundeyin said that their arrest followed painstaking weeks of investigation into incessant complaints of cult-related disturbances and killings in Badagry.

The suspects are: 40-year-old Gbenga Fransisco Olanrenwaju aka Gbengene, 36-year-old Asokere Segun aka Seriki, 23-year-old Adediran Ibrahim aka Kush and 27-year-old Jimoh Sodiq aka Irawo.

“The suspects were arrested in various parts of Badagry in an operation that lasted days.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects belong to Eiye and Aiye confraternities. Suspects would be arraigned at the conclusion of a more comprehensive investigation.

“The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has assured Lagosians that the Command will continue to combat cultism and related crimes towards ensuring lasting peace in the state,” he said.
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