8 Lagos State’s most wanted cultist arrested

Lagos State Police Command yesterday said it has arrested Kanmi, the state’s most wanted cultist. The State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect and his gang members have been terrorising the metropolis.

Edgal said Kanmi has been on the police’s wanted list for over a decade, and his arrest was based on credible intelligence which was made available to the command. “The information revealed that some cultists led by one Kanmi alias ‘Father’ were planning to strike in Ilasamaja community on March 29, 2018. Based on the strength of the information, I directed the Divisional Police Officer of Ilasamajato bring to an end the reign of the blood thirsty cult henchman who had been terrorising that community for a long time now and had become worse since he came back from prison.”

“True to type, at exactly 5pm Kanmi arrived the community with his gang, unknown to him that his ranks had been infiltrated by undercover operatives. The DPO and his team who were on standby, sighted Kanmi at Hassan Street, Ilasamaja, with two of his criminal associates in a fight with a young man suspected to be a member of a rival gang,” he said.

According to him, Kanmi had lifted his machete to hack at his rival before he was challenged by the police team and immediately took to his heels but was pursued and arrested by the police.

The Police boss said also arrested along with Kanmi was one Alami Samuel, 22.