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RRS Arrest 46 Suspected Cultists In Lagos by mariamadenle(m): 11:30pm On Feb 28, 2016 |
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS)
over the weekend arrested no fewer than 46
suspected members of the Awawa confraternity
including six women.
Members of the Awawa cult group have
reportedly held Agege and its environs hostage
for some months now, robbing and raping their
victims.
The cultists, who are identified by similar tattoo
symbols beside their eyes, on their backs and
hands, usually moved in scores to unleash
terror on their victims.
It was gathered that the suspects were nabbed
on Saturday morning, during a three-hour
operation led by an Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP)Timothy Ojetunde.
Operatives were said to have responded swiftly
to a tip-off from two victims who were
dispossessed of their valuables in Agidingbi
towards Omole and Akilo Roads.
The operation was said to have been triggered
by complaints from residents on the activities
of the hoodlums around Agege, Ogba and
Agidingbi, Ifako Ijaiye, Iyana Ipaja and Abule
Egba.
It was gathered that the suspects who
attempted to resist arrest by pelting security
agents with stones, threatened to make life
unbearable for the policemen.
According to a police source: “Apart from
incessant complaints from the residents which
we received on daily basis in our office alleging
that some group of young boys and girls with
ages ranging between 15 and 22 years, were
making lives difficult for residents and
disrupting the peaceful atmosphere in Agege
and its environs, they equally raped, looted,
snatched and dispossessed law-abiding
citizens of their belongings.
“During their recent attack along Agindigbi
Road, we were able to arrest 46 of them
including 6 female while others manage to
escape.
“Having studied their black spots and based
camps around Agege and its environs, and
several petitions received by the policemen
from the residents of the area, we carried out a
special operation on the areas identified as
their hideouts.
“Before we could make arrest these suspects,
they engaged us in a fight, stoning us with
pebbles and broken bottles but our men
remained unshaken.
“On arrival at the RRS Headquarters in Alausa,
the suspects were still threatening to make life
unbearable for policemen, shouting vociferously
that no one can arrest them and go scot free.
“They still have the guts to be threatening us
that if we don’t let them go, their colleagues
who are yet to be arrested, would besiege our
base the following day and set them free. But
we are more than ready for them.”
One of the suspects, Arowoseni who confessed
to being a member said he was forced into the
group.
“I was forced to join them on the account that I
would be very powerful among my peers. They
promised me that I would have free access to
girls who are members of the group. One thing
is certain, once you join the group, it would be
very difficult to dissociate yourself again.
“And you must also be part of their
proceedings and operations anytime they are
set to go out. We loot, rape and rob innocent
members of the public everytime we were at
operation. We don’t fear anybody even police
because we are always in hundreds.”
Confirming the arrest, Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, Dolapo Badmus, a
Superintendent of Police said that Awawa cult
group is a violent group whose activities are
under the close watch of the police.
“We are after them. Their financiers and leaders
are our targets, with those in our dragnet, the
tide is against them,” she said thenationonlineng.net/rrs-arrest-46-suspected-cultists-lagos/
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Re: RRS Arrest 46 Suspected Cultists In Lagos by DankemzI(m): 11:46pm On Feb 28, 2016 |
Future leaders Awawa |
Re: RRS Arrest 46 Suspected Cultists In Lagos by Flexherbal(m): 3:01am On Feb 29, 2016 |
Even women. What kind of wives and mother will they be? |
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