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Sunday 10 April 2016

Teenage ‘cultist’ arrested for robbery in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) today arrested 13-year-old Opeyemi Johnson who is believed to be a suspected member of the notorious Awawa cult group for robbery. Opeyemi, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student, was arrested around Fagba in Agege this morning after he, alongside 20 others attacked some road users and dispossessed them of their belongings.‎ Other gang members fled as RRS men on patrol tried to catch them.


Luck however ran out on Opeyemi who was caught and later led the police to arrest another suspect, Mohammed Korede, 19.

When interrogated, Opeyemi said their leader, a certain ‘Ijaomode’ ordered them to rob anyone they saw on the road from the carnival.
“I followed my cult members to carnival at Power Line, Agbado Crossing. On our way home, our Capol, nicknamed ‘Ijaomode’ instructed us to start robbing anybody we meet on our way. We robbed not less than 10 people before we got to Fagba Junction. At this point, we saw a young girl, (Naisha Akiomon) and immediately surrounded and collected all her belongings including phones and jewelry. She later went to bring RRS men who chased us and arrested me while my colleagues managed to escape. ‎ I was initiated into the group about a year ago. It was one brother whom I only know as Ola that introduced and forced me to join the group.
It was on a Sunday evening at Abattoir, Agege. Ola took me to one dark room and ordered me to kneel down. In that room, I met six other members already waiting for my arrival.‎ The cult leader, ‘Ijaomode’ blindfolded me with black clothe and all the six members descended on me. They gave me a thorough beating. After a while, they stopped. They gave me alligator pepper to chew and also an alcoholic drink to gulp it down. One of them stood up and he drew tattoo on my forehead and below my eyes as sign of being a bonafide member of the group. 
“Since that time, I have been going out with them for operations. I stopped going back home. I used to sleep in a shanty plank room at Abattoir. Initially, I did not know it would turn out to be this. Immediately I saw their way of life, I wanted to quit but they threatened to kill me if I dared,”he said.

When contacted, the state command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, ?confirmed the arrest.

40 comments:

Babylawyer. said...

That's the world we live in now. Where things are turning upside down. May God help us all and our kids from bad influence.

@Lindaikeji No. I FAN

Unknown said...

Jeez ..at 13? Quite young !

STERN said...

ALL BLAME GOES TO BUHARI.

Unknown said...

Eyah

Olaaliu said...

He should be flog medium deat

Unknown said...

Too bad! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

SMH

Unknown said...

Oh no!! What a world

Unknown said...

Dunno no wat to say to u..its well u

Unknown said...

I cannot believe my eyes, so nigeria is like this now.

Demmy said...

Sure dis boy is a nonentity. He needs rehabilitation.

Adaobi said...

God help us all..

Unknown said...

End time teenagers.
What could be his reason?they should arrest his parents for more interrogation parents at time are responsible some times and the place he was raise.
Yoruba people has being given Nigeria bad name since 1700















#sad indeed

Unknown said...

He should be punished and be rehabilitated

chommy said...

Nawa for dis small boy. Linda observe!

Unknown said...

It's all good!..at this tender age!!...Hmmmm he wld hv gradually transformed into Anini d 2nd..#as e dey hot#

Unknown said...

God help us oooooo... dee

Unknown said...

Wicked generation

Eddy Ogbunambala said...

The boy needs serious rehabilitation

Nümero únò (BBM) said...

End time teenager

Unknown said...

Ehh, this small boy??

Unknown said...

Hmm, wonder shall never cease. It is Well

bhilysblog said...

does he not have parents????? Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. visit.bhilysblog.com

Unknown said...

wait a minute, did you say 13yrs? Tufiakwa #DiaryOfAJoyfulGirl #SuperLady

Unknown said...

May God help

Anonymous said...

Lolz. 'Being given'. U r doing exactly the same with your bad English.

Unknown said...

Ridiculous.





#Linda'spal

Anonymous said...

Just the way your parents should be arrested for producing an ethnic nonentity and idiotic scallywag like you.

Pretty face said...

Terrible

Unknown said...

Sincerely, this little boy is just a victim of the society. The endemic problem of NIgeria.The system is a failed one.kids on the street are tools to perpetrate evil. I know so much needs to be done to help children who are abandon to feed themselves on the street. I foresee more problem if nothing is done to help these set of children off the street. My heart bleeds when I see stories like this. The social welfare for children is a failed one.I wonder where they are keeping him right now. Because he is less than 18 yrs. My initiative although is not full blown. I will not rest until I achieve my visions. Please visit the website when you have the time.Thanks www.wimni.com

Unknown said...

Suprising, a tenage boy of 13 a cultist and a robber plus gang? Now I have to be care because no one can predict an innocent or decent child anymore. My dear country Nigeria.

oluchi said...

Only God knows d truth.

afolabi said...

Hmmn at 13!! I pity him

LIB REP (中华人民共和国) said...

@freeborn bamislam suani zinalima God punish your whole entire generation, what about Igbo people spoiling our reputation with drug dealing and different criminal acts around the world? and Hausa people killing innocent people with their so call BOKO HARAM? FULANI HERDSMEN? and even our fucking Mr President???

Unknown said...

Nawa smallie
-D great anonymous now a Vivian Reginalds

KIZITO~SANTIAGO said...

If that kid name is happened to be Chinonso or Chukwuma some fools will be calling Igbos names by now...some would be saying igbos are criminals igbos are that and that but they seems speechless on dis one
.

.morons

Anonymous said...

Shoooo, this smallie eee. I'm sure he can never be a virgin. joke apart, it is very common of this AWAWA groug at Agege area. My appeal is dat let SARS pay them a visit in that area.

Unknown said...

it is well.Linda see to freeborn case, he is in sane.linda see to that

Unknown said...

M not so shocked about it cos i stay in Ejigbo ..Nd we ave so Many teenage boys claiming cultist and risking their lifes everyday.. they even almost killed some1 on my street while fighting .. The Government needs to do something about this .. it's rilly disturbing to see teenage boys wasting their lifes.

JAO said...

Linda you sure you didn't pay @STERN for his activities on here.

Lip sealed @Bhilysblog. I don't understand......OK lips sealed.

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