The Lagos State Government on Thursday arraigned 70 suspected cultists before Chief Magistrate Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Ogudu Magistrate Court for conspiracy to commit felony and for holding a meeting of an unlawful society suspected to be AIYE Confraternity.

The 70 suspected cultists, with ages ranging between 19 and 40 years, were arraigned on a three-count charge by the Directorate of Public Prosecution in the State Ministry of Justice.

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Some of the suspected cultists before their arraignment at the Ogudu Magistrate Court by the Lagos State Government on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

They were earlier arrested by officers of the State Police command who acted promptly on a tipoff given by members of the public on 23rd February, 2018 at about 2am, where the suspected cultists at Elemoro area of Ajah were caught holding a meeting of the unlawful society of AIYE confraternity.

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In count one, the defendants were accused of conspiring to commit felony contrary to and punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law, Cap CH. C17 Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

In count two, the defendants were alleged to belong to an unlawful society suspected to be AIYE confraternity, an offence contrary to Section 42(a) and punishable under Section 42 (b) of the Criminal Law, Cap. CH.17 Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015, while in count three, they were said to have attended the meeting of the said unlawful group, contrary to the laws of the State.

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After the charges were read to them, the 70 defendants pleaded not guilty, while their lawyer urged the court to grant his clients bail on the ground that the offence for which they were charged are bailable.

In response, the prosecution team led by Mr. Yakub Oshoala, a Director from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, did not oppose the bail application, but urged the court to remand the defendants in prison custody pending the satisfaction of their bail conditions.

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In her ruling, Chief Magistrate Sule Amzat granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N100,000 each and two sureties in like sum.

The sureties, according to the Magistrate, must be responsible residents, in gainful employment with evidence of paying tax for three years in Lagos State and one of which must be a blood relation of each of the defendants.


The matter was adjourned for trial on dates starting from 11th April 2018.

Speaking on the development, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, said the State Government would not relent until cultism and other social vices are stamped out in the State.

Kazeem said the State Government, through his office, had commenced partnership with the State Police Command in line with the directive of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to stamp out all forms of cultism and crime in Lagos State, especially in the Ajah area of the State.

“To this end, the arraignment of the 70 suspects will serve as a deterrent to those who may want to engage in the act of cultism,” he said.

Source:- http://www.lekkigists.com.ng/2018/03/lagos-arraigns-70-suspected.html

Good job.

Jo

Cultists are thieves and should be treated as one.

Why are they covering their faces?

CRIMINALS

hmmm

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Source:- http://www.lekkigists.com.ng/2018/03/lagos-arraigns-70-suspected.html

Children of destruction.

No matter how hard you try to encourage and convince them on the negativity of their ways they will never listen


never useful for anything meaningful

wasted beings

Good job

The guy above me..I pray you receive sence na!

Lol.. See as them squat like say dey wan run marathon!!

Youth! the leaders of today.

please don't waste Time , waste all of them, we must end thuggery in West

But on the contrary
I will say that most of this guys are innocent of the charges.

Sars officials on Sunday came to my neighborhood and were miscreantly arresting people. They were later bailed for 10thousand each.

I

Majority there may be innocent

I wish Nigeria has a rehabilitation center, where the youngers ones can be kept and forced to practice vocational skills...After 2 or 3 years of good behaviour than released to the society on parole to continue what he learnt.... Any mistake again, then prison...

Hard men why them come dey hide their face na? Thunder fire Buhari for rejecting peace corps bill insecurities will continue in Nigeria

[quote author=okerekeikpo post=65494873]Hard men why them come dey hide their face na? Thunder fire Buhari for rejecting peace corps bill insecurities will continue in Nigeria[


I wish to remind u that u r stupid.......peace corps will simply add to the expenditure of Nigeria.

If the available security agencies can't tackle it then the peace corps will not make a difference.

It just a premeable of what we befall them if they refused to desist

Omo,they plenty oh,70 guys gathering together at about 2 am in the morning...Why they nor go catch them.

Am very sure most of them will not be able to perfect their bail bonds... So what's the gain Intimidation

Oh

The LlASG should do more beyond arrest and havinig them bailed. Get Professionals to help psycho educate them.

Chai!!!!!! See LG. Amingos Why na?

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thought they were birds, but they failed to fly, what an irony

Stop procreating kids you can't take care of. Use a fvcking condom and stop releasing those deviant s.tozoa to become nuisances to society.
Such a wasted generation. You may make love and not make babies you can't send to school and provide for them morally,materially and spiritually.

These are young men who have been failed by the society. We operate a terrible system in Nigeria and I can assure you that the number of criminals will increase except something is done to salvage the nation.

Abeg make una cut their hand jaare
Odes!
Am sure an active NairaLander partook with these fools.

Same way I was almost charged for been cultist cos I refused to give those policemen 10k for been a freelancer and by the end of everything, I had to pay 50k for my bail to avoid been charge to court for been a cultist with serious begging.
I bet, many of them are innocent

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