The Lagos State Government on Thursday
arraigned 70 suspected cultists before Chief
Magistrate Olufunke Sule-Amzat of the Ogudu
Magistrate Court for conspiracy to commit
felony
and for holding a meeting of an unlawful society
suspected to be AIYE Confraternity.
The 70 suspected cultists, with ages ranging
between 19 and 40 years, were arraigned on a
three-count charge by the Directorate of Public
Prosecution in the State Ministry of Justice.
They were earlier arrested by officers of the
State Police command who acted promptly on a
tipoff given by members of the public on 23rd
February, 2018 at about 2am, where the
suspected cultists at Elemoro area of Ajah were
caught holding a meeting of the unlawful society
of AIYE confraternity.
In count one, the defendants were accused of
conspiring to commit felony contrary to and
punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal
Law,
Cap CH. C17 Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
In count two, the defendants were alleged to
belong to an unlawful society suspected to be
AIYE confraternity, an offence contrary to
Section
42(a) and punishable under Section 42 (b) of the
Criminal Law, Cap. CH.17 Vol.3, Laws of Lagos
State, 2015, while in count three, they were said
to have attended the meeting of the said unlawful
group, contrary to the laws of the State.

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