Police arrest eight suspected thugs who attacked Tinubu’s convoy

Lagos state police command has arrested eight members of a cult group for attacking the convoy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu.

Recall that Tinubu’s convoy was attacked by the group shortly after emerging as the APC flagbearer for next year’s general election in the country.

The June 19 ambush suspects confessed they were recruited by different gang leaders based on Lagos Island.

One of the suspects, Ramon Aniseoju revealed that they were directed to prevent the convoy from getting to their final destination.

“We were paid to prevent those on the convoy from getting to the palace of the Oba of Lagos and to disperse them”, he revealed.

The suspects were arrested from their multiple hideouts on Lagos Island by detectives attached to Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos.

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 (Lagos and Ogun), Bode Adeleke announced their arrest.

At the weekend, the AIG disclosed that operatives were on the trail of the mastermind.

Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu said those in custody were “sponsored by someone who we wouldn’t mention his name”.

“They also belong to various cult fraternities. Investigations are still ongoing and we would get back to the press as soon as we have the principal suspect in our net”, the PRO added.