Police arrest 13 cult members in Lagos

The Police on Tuesday in Lagos paraded 13 cult members apprehended while celebrating with a new member of the group.
Parading the suspects before journalists at the state Police Command, Ikeja, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, said the suspects were arrested when his men got a distress call about the activities of the cult members who had gathered at a hotel in Ajah.
Manko said: “The cult members were arrested on February 28, when they came to the hotel to celebrate a birthday of one of their members who had just been initiated into the cult group.
“The members came from Bariga and Ajah in Lagos while others came from Ogun State.
“Following the information, my men mobilised and stormed the hotel.
“On sighting the police, some of the cult members, who were all dressed in their cult uniform, ran out of the hotel, while 13 of them were arrested.”
Manko added that two buses, marked AAA265 XJ and APP198XJ, and one Sport Utility Vehicle were recovered from the cult members.
One of the suspects, Tosin Olumide, 22, said he was a waiter.
He said: “I was invited to the party to come and serve their guests food.
“I was surprised when I saw policemen who came and arrested us.
“I never knew these people were cult members.
“I wouldn’t have been there.
“I only went there to do my work.”
Another suspect, who identified himself as Tosin Jacob, said he was a DJ.
He said: “I was contracted by one Yusuf to come and entertain his friends at his birthday.”