In connection with the attack on the convoy of the former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, the police in Lagos have detained eight members of cult groups.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer was returning to the state from Abuja following the presidential primary when the incident took place.
The suspects in the June 19 ambush admitted that various gang leaders based in Lagos Island recruited them.
Ramon Aniseoju, one of them, claimed they had received instructions to prevent the motorcade from reaching its destination.
“We were paid to prevent those on the convoy from getting to the palace of the Oba of Lagos and to disperse them”, he revealed.
The suspects were arrested from their multiple hideouts on the Lagos Island by detectives attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.
Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 (Lagos and Ogun), Bode Adeleke announced their arrest.
At the weekend, the AIG disclosed that operatives were on the trail of the mastermind.
Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu said those in custody were “sponsored by someone who we wouldn’t mention his name”.
“They also belong to various cult fraternities. Investigations are still ongoing and we would get back to the press as soon as we have the principal suspect in our net”, the PRO added.
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