The
leader of a cult group who was arrested arrested over the weekend by
the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police
Command in has said that no amount of gun – shot can penetrate his body.
The
cult suspect, Andrew Awalebi, 35, who belonged to 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,
who disclosed that he worked with a popular land owner in Lekki stated
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 Omisore.
“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,”he disclosed.
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 Badmus, warned parents and guardians
to be wary of their children and wards’ behaviors.
“Charity
begins at home. But this should end there. 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.
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