Police Arrest 70 Over Lasu Student Murder

 

The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arrested seventy students of Lagos State University (LASU) suspected to be cultists.

The arrest, the police said, was in connection with the ongoing investigation of the murder of an fast-rising pop artiste, Damino Damoche. The singer was murdered on Thursday last week.

The suspects were taken to the Command’s headquarters, Ikeja, in three commercial buses, where they were asked to lie face down.

A dependable police source said the suspects, who were picked at different places in Ojo area, are currently being interrogated.

“After the interrogation, those found culpable would be detained for further investigations and those found to be clean would be released,” the source said.

The suspects were arrested during random raid in the area where they were suspected to be regrouping for reprisal attacks on rival cult members.

Since the 400-level student of Banking and Finance was killed in a shooting in front of the university’s gate, rumours of reprisal attacks have held the entire university community in fear.

There have been unconfirmed reports that two students were killed on Saturday as Damoche was being buried at the Badagry cemetery. Efforts to get official comment from police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide failed.