Another Wanted  Cultist Leader Arrested After Native Charms Failed Him

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The police have intensified efforts to reduce robbery, cultism and other forms of criminality following the recent arrest of suspects  in Lagos.

Just as the wanted suspected notorious armed robber and leader of a cult group popularly known as Arsenal was arrested  along with seven other members of his gang, another deadly cult leader and robbery kingpin suspect has been nabbed.

The suspect, one Walter popularly known as No Case and four of his gang members were also arrested at the weekend at their hideout.

The suspects were arrested following an operation led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, CSP Chikezie Okezie that lasted for two weeks at various black spots in Agbole, Idimu road and Oboye Street in Ejigbo area of Lagos.

It was gathered that No Case’s invisibility failed after he trusted his native charms which usually enabled him to disappear failed him and was arrested by the police.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the police have recovered five pump actions rifles, 6 locally made short guns, 6 axes, drugs, charms and other dangerous weapons.

The arrest of Arsenal whose real name was not disclosed seemed to have given the police morale to go after other criminal elements in the area which were paying off.
This seemed to have closed their manhunt and reign within Ejigbo and other axis.
P.M.EXPRESS gathered that the suspects were declared wanted five years ago following their criminal activities and since then, they had evaded arrest until they were  arrested this week.

Efforts to speak with the DPO failed as he was said to have gone to the State Command at Ikeja to brief the Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni.

However, police sources confirmed the arrest and said the suspects will be handed over to State Anti-robbery squad, SARS for further interrogation.

Meanwhile, the residents of Ejigbo have been expressing their happiness over the arrest as they said that the group had been terrorising the residents and its environs.