Any cult member arrested by the police in Lagos state with firearm would now be treated as an armed robber and shot by the police.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, gave the directive in Lagos while addressing security stakeholders at the Area M, Police Command, Idimu, Lagos, stating that he has ordered policemen in the state to shoot any cultist found with a firearm.
While identifying cultism as one of the major security challenges bedevilling the state, reiterated that that the police was determined to put an end to cult-related clashes in the state.
Edgal, used the opportunity of the briefing to warn parents across the state to caution their children who are members of various cult groups to renounce their membership and stay out of violence.