By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist, who was among the gang that allegedly killed a Police Inspector in Ijanikin, Lagos.
The suspect ,Sunday Igboro (aka Ashila) and five others last Sunday, allegedly murdered the inspector near his house over an undisclosed matter
The police said they have stepped up manhunt for five other members of the gang, who are currently on the run.
It was gathered that the deceased policeman, had misunderstanding with one of the cult members, who later mobilized his gang members who attacked the deceased .
The killing of the policeman, created tension in the area as residents deserted the streets for fear of being caught up in the web of reprisal attack.
The deceased policeman was attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.
According to a policeman officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that he deceased was hacked down by a seven- man- gang of cultists few metres away from his home around 8.40pm.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that a member of the gang has been arrested.
The PPRO, said other members of the gang were currently on the run.
He said, two cutlasses were recovered from the house of one of the fleeing cultists.
According to him,”at about 8pm, someone came to the station to report that a group of boys, who had misunderstanding with a police Inspector attached to Zone 2 Headquarters on Friday July 21, 2023. The gang, reinforced and attacked the victim with axes and inflicted injuries on his head.
“A team of policemen, led by Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ijanikin,CSP Afolabi Kazeem, moved to the scene where they saw the lifeless body of the victim.
“The suspects fled on sighting the police,but one of them was arrested and a cutlass was recovered from the home of one of the fleeing suspects” he added.