16-year-old suspected cultist, Rilwan Okegbenro, has been arrested for killing a
man, Olawale Adebayo, who resided in Imosun in the Ikorodu area Lagos State. The boy onfessed to being a cultist and gave no fixed address,
and was apprehended on Wednesday by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad during a raid in the area.
Okegbenro told the police in his
statement that he and two other gang members participated in the killing
of 22-year-old Adebayo.
He said,
“Two others, who are on the
run, and I attacked the man behind a bank on Sagamu Road in the Ikorodu
area. It was a Wednesday. We trailed him and my gang killed him. The man
used to live at Imosun Close, Ikorodu.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP
Dolapo Badmos, confirmed Okegbenro’s arrest. She added that the police
had launched a manhunt for the suspect’s fleeing gang members.
She said, “The raid was carried out on
black spots in the Ikorodu area. In the process, Okegbenro, of no fixed
address, was arrested. He has confessed to being a cult member and to
have also participated in the killing of one Olawale Adebayo.
“The command has launched a manhunt for
his fleeing accomplices – Ahmed and Taoreed. Investigation is still
ongoing. The state command will continue to clamp down on criminals to
make the state a safe place.”
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