Pastor’s Son, Others Arrested by Police for Cultism in Lagos

Seven members of the Supreme Eyie Confraternity said to have been terrorizing residents of Magbo, Morogbo and Agbara areas of Lagos State are currently cooling off at the cell of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Ikeja. Two locally-made pistols were recovered from the suspects who have also been accused of armed robbery.

It was gathered that the suspects who were identified as Timothy Obi, OladeleAlade, Christian Matthew, Adebayo Tomoloju, Ajai Peter, Ogbene Ochuko and Olaitan Joshua, were arrested following complaints on their criminal activities, which included armed robbery and murder.

CONFESSION OF THE PASTOR's SON:


In his confession, Obi said he joined the confraternity out of intimidation from other groups in his area. His words: “On February 8, 2015, I was in my hostel preparing to go to church when my mother called me that some policemen arrested my father, Mr. Joseph Obi, alleging that I was a member of a cult group.

"So, I came down to Lagos and reported at Morogbo Police station where he was detained. I told them that I was the one they were looking for. They released him. I told the police I belong to Eiye Confraternity. That I was threatened by one Chinwe Okafor to come and join the black movement of Africa, Aiye, and when I refused, he mobilized members of his gang to attack and beat me up.

"I reported the incident to the police at area ‘K’ Command, Marogbo. They searched for him but did not see him. I recovered one cutlass he used to machete me on my right hand and gave it to the police. After that, one Mr. Ogidan, the former number 1 of Eiye confraternity at Gateway Polytechnic saw me and asked what happened to my hand. I told him that Chinwe Okafor and his gang attacked me, he told me to come and see him later for help.

The day I went to meet him, I was initiated. Because my father is a Pastor at Christ church, I felt bad about it. He asked me to give him N10,000. Two weeks after giving him the money, he gave me a gun which was not functioning. I showed the gun to my friend, Ochuko who knows about gun. Ochuko told me that the gun was not functioning. I needed the gun for protection.

I left the gun with Ochuko. After some time, I asked Ochuko to give it to Dale my friend, to keep. It was when they arrested them that I was arrested. My parents cried and said I have tarnished their image. We are four and I am the first son,” he said while weeping.

TIP-OFF FOR THE POLICE
Sources intimated Crime Guard that policemen attached to Morogbo police division who arrested the suspects got a tip-off that the gang could be behind the killing of some people whose corpses were usually seen around the area.

One of the suspects, 20- year- old Timothy Obi, who claimed to be a native of Akinruoru-Igbo in Oshiunili North Local Government Area of Delta State, is a student of Gateway Polytechnic in Ogun State.