A suspected ritualist, identified as Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by operatives from the Lagos State Police Command.

Flavision gathered that policemen arrested the suspect, after storming a ritualists’ den at Oko-Afo in the Badagry axis of Lagos State, following a tip-off by a resident of the community, Yusuf Rashid.

Rashid reportedly informed the police that persons with questionable character had turned an uncompleted building in the community into a centre for perpetrating various crimes.

He had alleged that activities in the uncompleted building had been causing serious tension for traders and residents in the community.

During the police raid, which was conducted around 6:00 am on Saturday, March 21st, 2020, Flavision learnt that Asogbo was apprehended, while his partner-in-crime, Peter Alogbo, fled.

Police recovered a mini-sized wooden coffin from their hideout, of the den, which housed various forms of fetish materials.

Our reporters gathered that the suspect was being interrogated at the command’s headquarters, while efforts were underway to arrest the fleeing suspect.

The Lagos State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, said the suspect would be transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigation and subsequent prosecution.

Elkana stated,

One Yusuf Rashid of the Panuse area of Oko-Afo reported that Dona Asogbo and Peter Alogbo had turned an uncompleted building in the community to a ritual centre, causing panic in the community.

An anti-robbery team, led by ASP Jeffrey, visited the scene and arrested 30-year-old Dona Asogba, while his partner, Peter Alogbo, took to his heels. A mini-sized wooden coffin was recovered, while the shrine was destroyed. The suspect is undergoing interrogation and will be transferred to the SARS.

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