We're Paraded Because We Could Not Bribe Police - Confessions of Suspected Cultists

Posted by Odinaka on Tue 08th Dec, 2015 - tori.ng

During their occult initiation, some alleged cultist who terrorize Ijora Badia and its environs in Lagos, were nabbed by officers of the Lagos State Police.

The arrested suspected cultists

Seven suspected cultists who are said to be terrorizing Ijora Badia and its environs in Lagos metropolis, has been arrested by the officers of the Lagos State Police comman during their occultic initiation.

The suspects were identified as Nora Benson, 18; Monday Dennis, 21; James Francis, 31 and Jeremiah Okereke, 21.

According to the police, they carried out the arrest following the directives of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatia Owoseni, to rid the state of cultists and cult-related activities which have claimed the lives of several innocent persons in recent times, in the state.

One of the suspects, Monday Dennis denied being a member of any gang, adding that the police refused to release them as they could not bribe them.

"My friend popularly called Million, invited me to a party at Ijora Badia. We were drinking at about 10pm, when members of a vigilante group arrested us and took us to the station.

Some of us who had money have been released on bail while they transferred those that could not pay to SARS. It is one Yetunde that informed the police that I am the gang leader. I am not a cultist.

The policeman that interrogated me accused me of being stubborn, disrespectful and not giving him money. I am 29 years old and a cleaner in Ikoyi."

Another suspect, an 18-year-old mother of one, Nora Benson, said she was attending a friend’s party when she was arrested.

"I live in Lekki but I used to worked in Ikoyi before I fell sick and went for operation. It was not up to three weeks I came back. I have a 2-year-old son but I am not yet married.

My friend, Blessing, invited me to a party. I don’t know where she is now. She left with her boyfriend three hours before I was arrested at the venue of the party."

On the colour of clothes she was wearing (Red & White), Nora said; "I just decided to dress like this and I don’t know why these other people are dressed like me.