Special Police Units Launched to Combat Rising Cultism

Kehinde Adeleye

To address the growing threat of cultism, the Lagos State Police Command has deployed Anti Cultism Squads across all area commands in the state.

According to the command, these squads are well equipped to respond swiftly and professionally to cultism related incidents.

Their responsibilities include surveillance, responding to emergency calls, apprehending suspected cult members, and collaborating with local communities to dismantle cult networks.

In line with this initiative, the command is providing the contact numbers of the various area commands:

• Area A (Lagos Island): 08035216190
• Area B (Apapa): 08033781718
• Area C (Surulere): 08035740254
• Area D (Mushin): 08030454334
• Area E (Festac): 08036883998
• Area F (Ikeja): 08134619604
• Area G (Ogba): 08033900991
• Area H (Ogudu): 08034004076
• Area J (Ajah): 08032191689
• Area K (Morogbo): 08076134280
• Area M (Idimu): 08024248069
• Area N (Ijede): 08034806328
• Area P (Alagbado): 08090837383
• SCID Panti: 08133390333

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Olohundare Jimoh, encouraged the public to actively support this initiative by sharing credible information as soon as possible. He assured that all reports would be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.