The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in connection with a string of cult-related killings within and around the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).
The arrests, carried out on April 29, 2025, followed a coordinated, intelligence-led operation by tactical operatives of the Command.
In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were apprehended for their alleged involvement in violent cult activities that have plagued the institution and its surroundings.
“Tactical operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested eight suspects involved in several cult-related killings within Yaba College of Technology and its environs in an intelligence-led operation on April 29, 2025,” the statement read in part.
Recovered from the suspects were a Beretta pistol, four 9mm rounds of ammunition, one cartridge