The police have arrested a businessman, Friday Okeke, for allegedly defiling two underage boys on Lagos Island.

The command’s spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSO), in a statement Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested following complaints at Ebute Ero Police Station.

“On July 27, at 11:30am, Ebute Ero Police Station received a complaint from two parents against Okeke, 35, of 23, Kose Street, Lagos Island.

“They said the suspect lured two boys aged 12 and nine into his shop at Kose Street and had unlawful carnal knowledge of them through their anus.

“The victims were taken to the General Hospital for forensic examination.

“The suspect was arrested by detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer in Ebute Ero, Sina Olunlade.

“Investigation is on. The suspect will be arraigned after completion of investigation,” he said.

The statement said operatives of “Operation Crush” also arrested 26 suspected cultists at Bariga and Oworonshoki.

The arrest followed a clash between members of two cults.

It said Commissioner of Police Zubairu Muazu ordered the deployment of “Operation Crush” in the communities.

The team is to identify, isolate and apprehend gangsters and cults disrupting peace.

“The suspects will be arraigned. The onslaught will continue until the gangsters are defeated,” the statement said