I sell guns that I make for N30,000 – Blacksmith..SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline learnt that Bakare and three others were arrested
for allegedly indulging in cult activities in the Ajah area of the
state.
Firstclass newsline gathered that Bakare allegedly sold a gun to a
gang which the police have now recovered.
The suspect, however, told a source that he sold the guns because he
was poor and needed to make ends meet.
Apart from Bakare, the other suspects, who allegedly fomented trouble
in the Mobil Road area of Ajah, are Adewale Odusote, Tairu Idris and
Dare Ayetoba.
A source learnt that 22-year-old Odusote, who hails from Epe, Lagos,
was the first to be apprehended by policemen attached to the Rapid
Response Squad after a tip-off. He was reportedly heading to deliver
the gun to gang members in a hideout when he was arrested.
It was learnt that after the police nabbed the gang, they took
operatives to Bakare's house.
Firstclass newsline learnt that apart from the double-barrelled
shotgun, the police had recovered one live cartridge and one jack
knife from the gang.
Bakare, who hails from the Ibeju-Lekki area, said he sold the gun to
the gang for N30, 000 and used the money to meet some domestic needs.
The father of five added that the gang members lied to him that they
were security men and they needed protection.
He said, "I am a blacksmith. I make hoes, cutlasses and other metal
appliances. I also make guns. It is true that I sold the gun to the
gang. I sell guns because I need to meet family demands. I sold it to
the boys for N30, 000.
"They did not tell me they were cultists. They said they were security
men and they needed protection. That was why I sold the gun to them."
Odusote, who confessed to being a member of the Aye cult, said there
were more than 50 persons that were initiated in March 2012 when he
joined.
He said, "I dropped out of secondary school in 2012, and became an
apprentice barber. It was a friend, Lukman, who introduced me to the
cult. We were initiated in a bush in Epe around March that year.
"More than 50 of us were taken to the bush. It was at about 9.30pm.
They beat us inside the bush. They were seven masters, and they
flogged us with whips. We also drank some hard drinks. That was all."
Idris, 25, from Ajegunle who is married with two children, said he
joined the cult to protect himself from attacks, adding that his wife
also knew he was a cultist.
He said, "We do not see any big deal in cultism. We joined to protect
our area and ourselves because hoodlums were always invading the
Alaguntan area where I stayed."
Firstclass newsline learnt that a gang member, identified only as
Asunmo, was still at large.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the
arrests, adding that investigations were ongoing.
Firstclassnewsline.net