Seven Suspected Ritualist Arrested in New Underground Kidnappers Den in Lagos (Pictures)

Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspected ritualists following the discovery of an underground kidnappers’ den at Obadeyi in Ijaye area of the state. 

Mr Fatai Owoseni, Lagos State Commissioner of Police told newsmen at the scene on Tuesday evening that the dungeon was discovered by joint efforts of security agents and members of the public.

One of the Ritualists Caught by Mob

Owoseni said, the place was discovered after a highway sweeper with the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) raised an alarm when she heard the voice of a woman calling for help from the canal. 

He said that two of the suspected ritualists caught were set ablaze by the mob before the arrival of the police at the scene. 

According to the police boss, detectives would be on ground on Wednesday with more sniffer dogs and other security gadgets to ascertain more facts concerning the incident. 

He said while the discovery was ongoing, people moved in to help and noticed that some persons who had some charms like gourd in their mouths tried to escape and that made the crowd to suspect something unusual. 

“For now about seven persons, who are suspected to be using those buildings as base for rituals, have been arrested. 

Inside the Dungeon

“We will continue to give it a touch of professionalism and scientific approach by deploying sniffer dogs that can also penetrate into the canal to see whether we can get materials to be of evidential value,” Owoseni said. 

Items recovered are clothes, under wears, identity cards and wigs of people suspected to be victims, seen at an abandoned house near the canal reportedly used as a hideout by the suspects. 

An eye witness told Vanguard News that two of the kidnappers had come out of the canal in an attempt to escape but they were overpowered by the angry mob. 

Another eye witness accounted that some members of Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) went into the dungeon to continue with the search and recovered shoes, clothes and other female items. 

A resident, who identified himself simply as Kunle, told Vanguard that the discovery of the den came as a surprise to most members of the community. 

He said, “Most of us in the estate pass through the bridge on daily basis without observing such a thing under the bridge; only God knows how many people that have been killed by the ritual killers in the dungeon.” 

The police commissioner said that investigation was underway and assured that perpetrators would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

Category: Lagos News

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