Four suspected cult members, belonging to Eiye Confraternity, yesterday said they used to fake street fights in order to attack HOTELS IN Lagos State.
According to the police, the suspects, Rahmon Sanusi (25), Muftau Jinadu (22), Kareem Idris (22) and Fuad Azeez (25), used to pose as guests in hotels before they swoop on genuine lodgers, to rob them.
Recovered from them were one locally-made pistol, two live cartridges, machetes and assorted charms.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, said the suspects were also cultists who used to carry out series of fight at Oyingbo and its environs.
According to Owoseni, the suspects who belong to Eiye Confraternity, were arrested on Tuesday but confessed to have robbed and killed someone at Evans Square and also attacked ONE POINT HOTEL, Moonshine Hotel and Minister Excellence Hotel all in Ebute-Meta area.
Idris, who is the kingpin of the gang, said that they intentionally caused street fight in order to destabilise the peace of the community.
The suspect said that once they had caused street fights, during the created panic and confusion, they would invade and rob hotels.
According to him, guests in such hotel were never spared as the gang would dispossess them of all their valuables.
He added: “We used machetes and locally-made guns for operations. After robbing the hotels, we have buyers always ready to buy the items who took from guests IN THE HOTELS.
Normally, we don’t harm the guests, but when they don’t cooperate, we hit them. Today, as I stand here, I regret my actions. Given another chance, I will not go back to robbery.”
