A 39-year-old fisherman, Ayoola Israel, who was arrested during a police crackdown on suspected cultists in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, has narrated how members of a notorious cult group allegedly used him to keep firearms and ammunition linked to violent attacks in parts of Ojo Local Government Area.
Israel was arrested alongside the alleged chairman of the Neo Black Movement, popularly known as the Aiye Confraternity, Emmanuel Nwokolo, and two other suspected members of the group, Ebuka Nnamdi and Chinedu Okafor, by personnel attached to the Lagos State Police Command Tactical Squad.
The arrests followed directives by the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, over recurring cult clashes and killings in Ajangbadi, Shibiri, Ishashi and Ilogbo communities.
It was gathered that the gang had been linked to more than 10 killings and other violent crimes in the affected communities.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that the police were also on the
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