Photo: Police arrest suspected cultist, recover pistol in Lagos

Photo: Police arrest suspected cultist, recover pistol in Lagos

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The Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) said it has arrested a suspected cultist in the state.

The Lagos State Police Command disclosed this in a statement via its official Twitter handle on Sunday.

Lagos State Police Command II on Twitter: “POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED CULTIST- recover pistol Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the early hours of July 8, 2023, arrested a suspected cultist in Ikoyi and recovered one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition and one hat with cult insignia from him. pic.twitter.com/wwgjBCjpAk / Twitter”

POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED CULTIST- recover pistol Operatives of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in the early hours of July 8, 2023, arrested a suspected cultist in Ikoyi and recovered one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition and one hat with cult insignia from him. pic.twitter.com/wwgjBCjpAk

According to the statement, the suspect was arrested with a with a pistol in the early hours of Frida in Ikoyi and recovered one semiautomatic pistol, four live ammunition and one hat with cult insignia from him.

The statement reads, “After the driver had brought the car to a stop, one of the occupants offered the officers some money, which they declined, rather insisting on searching the vehicle. 

“Sensing danger, the suspects all ran out of the car and one of them, Idris Ayinla, shot at the operatives while attempting to escape. 

“The operatives responded swiftly, as a result of which he sustained a gunshot wound on his leg, arrested him and recovered his firearm.

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