'I joined when my colleagues threatened to kill me' - 28-year old cultist tells Lagos Police

Azeez Idris, a member of the Supreme Eiye Confraternity has confessed to the Lagos State Police command that the cult group kills somebody whenever the members wear red clothes.  

According to a report by Newtelegraph, the 28-year-old suspect also revealed that the cult group derived their strength from wearing red clothes whenever they were going on operations.  

The command which paraded other members of the deadly group gave their names as Andrew Awalebi, 38, Wale Oyekan, 40, Uche Igbo, 38, John Dayo, 20, Tajudeen Oluwatosin, 30, Azeez Olayeni, 21, Femi Orijobi, 21 and Joseph Kolawole, 22.  

The police said they were all arrested on May 9 at Jakande Estate, Lekki, on their way to attack a rival cult group in the area.

Idris said; “I was initiated into the Eiye cult group in 2013 by Johnbull. He approached me and said he wanted me to be part of them and promised to defend me when I was in trouble. It is true we always wear red but on the operations that they arrest us, I did not go with them. I was sleeping when policemen came to arrest me. I had been to prison twice because of cult-related issues. When I was released from prison I did not intend to join the group, but I joined when my colleagues threatened to kill me. Since I joined the Eiye group, I have not killed, but, I am the one carrying the guns we use for operations. I am not the leader of the group; the leader of our group is Jide. He was arrested when we went to fight and remanded in prison. As a member, we always assist one another who are in need of money or if such a person is being threatened we would go and give the person protection. I regret joining the group. After I joined I couldn’t leave for fear of being killed.”