Complaints of different corruption cases and poor conduct exhibited by the Anti- Cult Squad have forced Lagos State police to sack the commander of the Anti-Cult Squad. The police also replaced and deployed many personnel of the squad considered to be an elitist unit.

Lagos state police command’s spokesman, Mr. Chike Oti, said that the officer-in-charge of the unit, Mr. Godwin Agbegbe, was specifically removed because of allegations of unprofessional conduct and corrupt practices.

Many of the officers who served under him have been ordered to report to the command’s headquarters in Ikeja for debriefing. The Commander had been replaced with, Mr. Akaninyene Etuk.

Oti said the commissioner of police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, also solicited the support of the public in the fight against the menace of cultism in the state.

He urged members of the public who have useful information about the activities of cultists in any part of the state to contact the commander of the Anti-Cultism Squad directly on mobile phone number 08034448617.

He gave the assurance that potential informants would be handled with utmost confidentiality.

Meanwhile, a deadly clash by two rival cult groups has resulted in the death of an unidentified man at Alapere in Ketu, near Lagos. The incident took place at Modupe Street, off Kazeem Street in Alapere late on June 17. A resident of the area, who claimed to have witnessed the fight, said the cultists came from a nearby street, describing the area as a hotbed of cultist activities.

The Alapere cult war has been on for more than three years. A source, who pleaded anonymity named the rival cults as members of Eiye and Aye confraternity. “These cultists are always at war with each other, shooting guns at night all the time. “Kazeem, Aminu and Akampson Streets near the transformer at Alapere are notorious for cult activities,” the source said.

Oti also confirmed the development, saying that the dead man was stabbed to death and his identity was not yet known.

He said, however, that the body had been removed by policemen from the Alapere Division and deposited at a mortuary. The spokesman said that no arrest had been made on the development.