The police in Lagos have arrested
seven suspected ritualists following the discovery of an underground
kidnappers’ den at Obadeyi in Ijaye area of the state.
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| Tunnel leading to the Obadeyi Underground den. |
The Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, told newsmen at the scene on Tuesday evening that the
dungeon was discovered by joint efforts of security agents and members of the
public.
According to Owoseni, the place
was discovered after a highway sweeper with the Lagos State Waste Management
Agency (LAWMA) raised an alarm when she heard the voice of a woman calling for
help from the canal.
He said that two of those caught
were set ablaze by the mob before the arrival of the police at the scene.
Owoseni said that detectives
would be on ground on Wednesday with more sniffer dogs and other security
gadgets to ascertain more facts concerning the incident.
“In the process, people moved in
there to help and also noticed that some persons who had some charms like gourd
in their mouths tried to escape and that made the crowd to suspect something
unusual.
“For now about seven persons, who
are suspected to be using those buildings as base for rituals, have been
arrested.
“We will continue to give it a
touch of professionalism and scientific approach by deploying sniffer dogs that
can also penetrate into the canal to see whether we can get materials to be of
evidential value,” Owoseni said.
Items including clothes, under
wears, identity cards and wigs of people suspected to be victims were seen at
an abandoned house near the canal reportedly used as a hideout by the suspects.
According to an eyewitness who
pleaded anonymity, two of the kidnappers had come out of the canal in an
attempt to escape but they were overpowered by the angry mob.
Mr Fatai Ajibola, an eyewitness,
said that some members of Oodua Peoples’ Congress also went into the dungeon to
continue with the search and recovered shoes, clothes and other female items.
A resident, who identified
himself simply as Kunle, said the discovery of the den came as a surprise to
most members of the community.
“Most of us in the estate pass
through the bridge on daily basis without observing such a thing under the
bridge; only God knows how many people that have been killed by the ritual
killers in the dungeon.” he said.
The police commissioner said that
investigation was underway and assured that perpetrators would be made to face
the full wrath of the law.
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