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Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested ten suspected members of the Aiye confraternity in Sagamu, Ogun State, for allegedly plotting to unleash violence during the just-concluded by-election in the state.
The suspects were said to have converged on a popular hotel in Sagamu last Friday to perfect plans to strike on election day when intelligence reached the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Adegoke Fayoade, who was on patrol in the area.
The AIG reportedly mobilised a crack team of detectives from the Dragon Unit and ordered them to raid the hideout. On arrival at the hotel, the police operatives subdued the suspects after they attempted to flee.
According to police sources, the suspects were taken to Zone 2 headquarters in Onikan, Lagos, where they allegedly confessed that they were brought from different parts of Lagos State by a serving member of the Ogun State House of Assembly (names withheld) to disrupt the election.
They further claimed that the lawmaker promised to pay them handsomely and provide sophisticated weapons to ensure they “scattered everything” on election day. During interrogation, some of the suspects reportedly lamented that the police “messed up an operation that would have given them money,” while admitting that the officers carried out a commendable operation by arresting them.
Those arrested include Habeeb Mohammed of 15, Abule-Egba, Lagos; Olaniyi Okesola of 9, Oke-Odo Pipeline, Abule-Egba, Lagos; Azeez Idowu of 26, Olaniyi Street, Abule-Egba, Lagos; Rasaki Taiwo of 21, Babawo Street, Sango Ota, Ogun; Waheed Olugoroye of 15, Oyewole Street, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos; Godwin Abode of 7, Oja Agbado Crossing, Ogun; Ayobami Damilare of 2, Araromi Street, Sango Ota, Ogun; Folarin Kabiru of 3, Araromi Street, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos; Ojelade Tobi of Ifelodun, Sango Ota, Ogun; and Olanrewaju Sanni of 17, Jimoh Ibrahim Close, Agbado Oja, Ogun State.
Police sources revealed that the suspects were holding a strategy session when they were rounded up. They have since been handed over to the Ogun State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
Confirming the arrest, AIG Fayoade said: “This breakthrough is a clear message to those who believe they can use thugs, cultists or hired hands to intimidate voters during elections.
“The Nigeria Police under my watch will not tolerate violence or lawlessness. We will deal decisively with anyone, no matter how highly placed, who attempts to disrupt the peace.”
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