Suspected cultist dies in aftermath of cult clash in Lagos
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A 25-year-old suspected cultist has lost his life to cult clashes in the Ajegunle part of Lagos, the state police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Saturday.
He told journalists that police had arrested two suspects in connection with the clashes.
Mr Hundeyin explained that police received a distress call on Friday that suspected cultists of Nasamu and Iyalode Streets in Ajegunle engaged themselves in a free-for-all.
He said the suspected cultists damaged six commercial vehicles at Boundary Roundabout, Ajegunle, during the clashes.
“Based on the report, teams of policemen mobilised to the scene and dislodged the suspects, many of whom fled the scene.
“Police operatives, however, combed the area and arrested two of the hoodlums in their hideouts.
“One other suspect, a 25-year-old, who was seriously injured during the clash, was rescued and rushed to the hospital where he later died,’’ Mr Hundeyin said.
He assured that normalcy had been restored to the affected areas while foot and vehicular patrols had been deployed to forestall any further threat to law and order.
Mr Hundeyin said the investigation was ongoing while efforts were on to arrest the fleeing cultists.
(NAN)
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