The leader of a cult group who was over the weekend
arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad
(RRS) of Lagos State Police Command in Jakande Estate,
Ajah area, Lagos suburb, said that no amount of gun-shot
can penetrate his body.
The cult suspect, Andrew Awalebi, 35, who belonged to the
Eiye Confraternity, was arrested on Friday morning at a
beer parlour in company of three other cult members
around 8:00 a.m. Two other members of the cult group,
Adegoke Adeleke (30), Kehinde Adebogun (31), were also
picked up early Saturday morning at an hotel in Ikorodu...
Awalebi, from Ilaje Local Government, Ondo State was
given out by Michael Thompson of the same Eiye
Confraternity as a cult leader. Thompson was arrested a
night before for robbery in National Stadium Surulere,
Lagos. Awalebi disclosed that he worked with a popular
land owner in Lekki. He claimed that he earns N40, 000:00
monthly from the property dealer for helping to protect his
landed property in the axis. He told investigator that the
gun-shot protective charm was specially prepared for him
by an herbalist in Ijebu-Isiwo, Ogun State, to save him from
gunshots of land grabbers in Lekki
He added "I was initiated into Eiye Confraternity in 1996 by
Banji Omisore, and later in 1997 I was promoted as its
topmost leader after the death of Omisore…. We are eight
member cult group. We meet very early in the morning or
late at night. I have been arrested by Special Anti-Robbery
Squad sometimes ago when my cult group caused mayhem
in Jakande Estate, inflicting injuries on passers-by in the
area."
Arrested alongside Awalebi were Michael Thompson (24),
Adegoke Adeleke (30), Kehinde Adebogun (31), Koffi
Kwame (17), Daniel Olayiwola (36) and Tosin Issac (26) as
they all confessed to be members of Eiye Confraternity.
While confirming the arrest, the image maker of Lagos
Police Command, Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo
Badmos, warned parents and guardians to be wary of their
children and wards' behaviors.
"Charity begins at home. But this should end in homes
alone. Parents should help police to tackle cultism in their
respective localities. They should endeavor to report to the
nearest police station around them if they suspect
movements of their children. This will help the Police to nip
the cultism to the bud," she advised.
The cult suspects have been transferred to the State
Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Panti, for
prosecution...
