Lagos State Police Command says it is clamping down on cultists in Ikorodu and other parts of the state.

According to the command, this is in reaction to allegation of police illegal detention of some students of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu Campus, over alleged cultism.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, in his determination to rid the state of cultists and other criminals, Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, directed regular raids of hideouts used by cultists.

He pointed out that there was also a regular check on police cells across the state, stressing that no suspect was detained for days in the cell anywhere.

“Some students have been arrested for cult-related activities in Ikorodu, investigated and charged to court.

“Some are still being investigated. However, those not found culpable are released immediately without paying a dime,’’ he said.

The spokesman pointed out that there was also a regular check on police cells across the state, stressing that no suspect was detained for days in the cell anywhere.

The police in Ikorodu allegedly arrested and detained some young men, including some who claimed to be students of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, over alleged cultism.

Each suspect who paid between N50,000 and N100,000 to the police was released, while those who could not pay were further detained.