Lagos police arrest 5 suspected Aye cult members, recover 500 SIM cards

By Faheem Lawal
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected members of the Aye Confraternity during a stop-and-search operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge axis, recovering machetes, a battle axe, a knife, 500 SIM cards, five mobile phones, five laptops, charms, and substances suspected to be hard drugs.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi,   said the operation commenced when operatives intercepted a Toyota Camry XLE saloon car occupied by two suspects, Emmanuel John, 24, and David Godwin, 28. A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of substances suspected to be hard drugs.
During preliminary interrogation, the two suspects a...