Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four men suspected of cultism in the Lekki, Ajah and Elemoro areas and allegedly recovered a locally made gun from one of them.

According to a statement posted by the command's spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi on X on Tuesday, the suspects were arrested between 2 and 9 October following intelligence reports.

They were identified as Arisekola Ojo, 32; Oluwatobi Oyewole, 29; Oluwaseyi Odunewu, 32; and Olumagba Ifatope, 29.

The police said the suspects were being investigated for alleged conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society.

The statement noted that the gun was recovered during a search of Mr Odunewu's residence after information obtained from the suspects during qu...