Arrest Another Suspected Cultist Linked To Murder of 23-year-old Man
The Lagos State Police Command has successfully rescued a 12-year-old girl who was abducted and sexually assaulted by a 37-year-old suspect, Obiagwe Chijoke.
The suspect, according to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, has confessed to the crime and had been charged to court.
According to details, following a report concerning the disappearance of the said girl, police detectives attached to Isheri-Osun Division commenced investigations and successfully located the victim at Ijagemo in the custody of Chijoke.
Iniedu said the victim was rescued and referred to Mirabel Centre, Ikeja, for medical attention, while the suspect was arrested.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and has been charged to court,” Aniedu said.
He added that the case is still under investigation by men of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti.
In another development, Aniedu said, acting on credible intelligence, police operatives attached to Bariga Division, arrested one Akinpeju Toheeb, 32, a suspected cultist on the watch list, around Ojo Square, Akoka, Bariga.
He said preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspect allegedly belongs to the Aiye Confraternity and confessed to involvement in the murder of Ayomide David Ogunbayo, 23, which occurred on 09/09/2025 at Ayinke Street, Akoka.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing accomplices. The SCID Panti is Investigating the matter,” the PRO said.
