Police authority in Lagos in the wee-hours of Thursday, February 18th, 2016, stormed hideouts of a dreaded Agege, Lagos-based cult group and apprehended 15 members of the notorious cult.

The group known as Awawa Confraternity, has been terrorizing innocent residents of Agege and its environs.

The police team led by SP Olabode Aroge swooped on them with seven response vehicles, picked up the dreaded group members at different locations around Agege axis.

The policemen responded to the tip-off from incessant complaints of the residents, alleging that some group of young boys are making lives difficult and disrupting the peaceful atmosphere in the area.

“Upon incessant complaints from members of the public most especially residents of the area, which was further confirmed by preliminary investigations conducted by the Police, our men immediately bursted the area and its environs with seven response vehicles whereupon suspects were apprehended”, the Police said.

One of the residents in the area, who pleaded anonymity, said members of the confraternity were so dangerous and feared by all residents in the area.

He revealed that Awawa confraternity group members are committers of all sorts of nefarious crimes including raping, robbing and looting of people’s properties around the metropolis.

Confirming the arrest, Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), Superintendent of Police, SP Dolapo Badmus, warned parents and guardians to be watchful of their wards and children’s behaviour while at tender age as charity begins at home. She added that residents should be courageous enough to report any suspicious movement and criminalities in their neighbourhood to the police, promising that the Police will act accordingly and timely.

Those arrested include, Onyekaba Israel, Olatunde Babalola, Innocent Afamuzoka, Ugochukwu Okafor, Sule David, Kabiru Dahiru, Ibrahim Muafu, Tasiru Suraju, Mustapha Ibrahim, Lawal Ibrahim ,Yahaya Yusuf, Tochukwu Ede, Lawal Adamu, Chibuwane Nweke and Amaechi Amaga