The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Dolapo Badmus, gave the names of those arrested as Afees Fagunwa, Nurudeen Lateef, Richard Ewa, Richard Abayomi, Mohammed Musa, Kayode Dada and Adams Adelaku.
The supremacy battle between cult groups in Bariga area on Saturday led to the killing of a 65-year-old woman. The deceased, Adejoke Adefuye, was burnt beyond recognition when her house located at 19, Oshinfolarin Street, Bariga, was set ablaze by the rival cult groups.
Trouble started when members of Eiye Confraternity led by one Ibrahim Balogun clashed with another rival cult group known as Aiye Confraternity led by a man simply identified as Gideon in a supremacy fight at the area. The cultists had vandalised some vehicles parked on the road, while two members of Aiye Confraternity known as Bobo and Abayomi Olubola lost their lives.
Badmus said in a statement yesterday that the second in command of one of the cult groups was among those arrested, while three power bikes, one live and expended cartridges and a tricycle popularly known as Keke Marwa used to get to the scene were also confiscated.
The PPRO said the cultists had been terrorising the area for some days and that they were able to make some arrests due to the quick response to the distress calls received concerning the fracas. She said that the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the Gbagada General Hospital by the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) for autopsy while other occupants of the burnt building who sustained minor injuries were treated by the Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS).
Badmus added that the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti for further investigation.
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