By Desire Emmanuel
Four young men described as the hitmen of the dreaded cult group, Aiye Confraternity, have been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command while three pistols and 13 live cartridges were recovered from them.
The hitmen, whose names were given as Emmanuel Nwokolo, aged 35 years; Ayoola Israel, aged 39 years; Ebuka Nnamdi, aged 31 years and Chinedu Okafor, aged 22 years, were arrested at a hotel in Ajanmgbadi, Ojo Local Government Area of the state, following credible intelligence received by the command.
They were said to have engaged in cultism, violent crimes and other criminal activities and were found to be the hitmen of the cult group linked to various killings in Ajanmgbadi, Ojo and its environs.
During their interrogation, the men confessed to being members of the Aiye Confraternity and admitted to being responsible for terrorising residents through a series of killings and other violent crimes.
In fact, according to the command, some video recordings found in one of the hitmen’s mobile phone showed the killing of unidentified persons within Ajanmgbadi and surrounding communities.
Further investigation and searches conducted by the operatives led to the recovery of two locally-fabricated pistols, one revolver pistol and 13 live cartridges believed to have been used in the commission of their criminal activities.
“Investigation is ongoing to establish the full extent of their involvement in other criminal cases, identify additional members of the gang and apprehend all accomplices” the command said in a statement on Tuesday, June 2.
They have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, for more investigation and they will be charged to court at the conclusion of the investigation.
