Police meet warring communities by Lagos cult war

 

By Usman Evelyn 

 Warring youths of  Otto- Awori and Ijanikin communities in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria have been warned to sheath their sword or risk spending  23 years in prison , in accordance with the Lagos State law on prohibition of unlawful societies and cultism, if arrested.

The warning was handed down by the Police in Lagos, following the recent bloody clash that brought commercial activities to a halt  in the area.

Recall that the rampaging members of rival cult groups from those communities took over the Lagos/Badagry expressway, for several hours last week,  preventing road users passage , as they engaged in a free-for-all , wielding dangerous objects.

But for the intervention of the Police, the crisis would have snowballed into a bloody clash between both communities.

In a reconciliation  meeting between the warring communities, hold  at the headquarters of the Area ‘K’ Command, the Area Commander, ACP Ahmed Jamilu, cautioned both parties to cease the confrontation or face the wrath of the law.