The police on Wednesday arrested 11 suspected cultists at a hotel in the Agege area of Lagos State.
The arrest was carried out by men of the Rapid Response Squad during a patrol in the early hours of the day.
A statement by the state police command on the RRS Twitter page said the arrested suspects were members of rival cult groups involved in a violent clash at the hotel.
Four of the suspected cultists were “viciously injured” with broken bottles during the clash.
The suspects have been transferred to Oko Oba, Agege Police Division, as directed by the RRS Commander, Olayinka Egbeyemi.
The statement read, “Around 2:45 a.m. today, our officers on patrol arrested 11 members of rival cult gangs involved in a violent clash in a hotel (name withheld) in Agege.
“Four of them were viciously injured with broken bottles during the fight.
“They have been transferred to Oko Oba, Agege Police Division, in line with the directive of our Commander, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi.”
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