There was pandemonium in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State when some land grabbers who had attempt to forcefully take over some lands recruited some cult members, and led them to Gberigbe community, in Ikorodu Local Government Area.
According to CRIMECHANNELS, the cult members killed a Police officer and 3 others during the deadly invasion.
The Secretary to the Orelade/Ladera Royal Family of Gberigbe community, Mr Olayiwola Akanmu, who owns the lands confirmed the incident to newsmen.
According to him, the withdrawal of Police operatives in Gberigbe community early June made the community vulnerable to cult and other criminal attacks.
He said that he has reported the matter to the Police at
Imota Police Station, but he said that the Police has not taken the necessary proactive action to bring the situation under control.
He narrated that sometime ago, a group of land grabbers and cultists were involved with a clash with operatives of the Nigeria Army, who were at the time patrolling the area.
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He said the clash led to the death of a suspected land grabber. He said that the land grabbers wrote a petition to the Police Headquarters, Abuja, demanding for justice for their colleague who was allegedly killed by the Soldiers.
He said that the incident caused the land grabbers and the cultists to leave the area for a while, he however, said that they returned to the area.
He said when they came back, the land grabbers petitioned the Police Force for a second time, asking them to investigate the murder of their colleague. According to him, the Force then withdrew a team of mobile Police who were securing the area.
He however, said that the cultists and land grabbers returned again to cause havoc, and during their attempt to cause trouble killed a Police officer, including 3 others more.
He lamented that the community is not safe as people are afraid to go out at night. He appealed to the Lagos State Police Command to come to their aid before the situation gets out of hand.
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