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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Police arrest 11 over cult clash in Lagos hotel 

Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested 11 cult members over a violent clash in a hotel in the Agege area.

• November 16, 2022
RRS officers

Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives have arrested 11 cult members over a violent clash in a hotel in the Agege area.

This is contained in a statement posted on Wednesday on its official Twitter handle.

The RRS said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday in a hotel while attacking one another with dangerous weapons.

“Around 2:45 a.m. today, our officers on patrol arrested 11 members of rival cult gangs involved in a violent clash in a hotel (name withheld) in Agege,” stated the RRS. “Four of them were viciously injured with broken bottles during the fight.”

It stated that the suspects had been moved to the Agege Police Division for investigations.

“The suspects have been transferred to Oko Oba, Agege Police Division, in line with the directive of our Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi,” it added. 

(NAN)

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