35-year-old member of 3 cult groups arraigned over threat for sex

A suspected cultist on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja magistrates’ court over alleged threat to the life of a woman who refused to have sex with him.

Akeem Lawal, 35, who claimed to be a fashion designer, is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful society and threat to life.

The prosecutor, Insp. Benson Emuerhi, told the court that the accused vowed to kill Miss Dooshima Williams if she would not succumb to his request to have sex with him.

Emuerhi told the court that Lawal committed the offences at 10pm on May 12 at Block 5, Olusegun Olusemo St., Parkview, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Emuerhi said the accused conspired with others still at large to commit the offences.

“The accused threatened to kill the complainant the way he and his cult members murdered one Farabale in Abuja,” NAN quoted him as saying.

He added that Lawal belonged to three secret cults – Vikings, Aye and Aberaye.

According to the prosecutor, the police have received several reports that the accused was a member of an unlawful society.

He submitted that the offences contravened sections 41, 56 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The chief magistrate, Mrs O. Sule-Amzat, granted the accused bail in the sum of N20,000 with two sureties in the like sum.

She ordered that the sureties must show evidence of two years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government and adjourned the case until July 30.

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