…RECOVERS DRUGS, DANGEROUS WEAPONS
By Okosun Dennis
Doused with the genuine intention to ensure a crime-free and seamless celebrations, motivated officers and men of the Lagos State Police Command to carry out a raid of some black spots on 19th and 20th July, 2021, culminating to the arrest of 103 suspected criminals in the state.
Areas raided included Oshodi Oke and Oshodi Under Bridge, where the hoodlums were arrested with dangerous weapons.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, had ordered the Tactical Commanders and Commanders in charge of the Rapid Response Squad and Taskforce, to go after hoodlums and miscreants who might want to create security threats and attack unsuspecting Lagosians during and after the Eid-El Kabir celebration in Lagos State.
On the strength of the Commissioner’s of Police instruction, the Commander Taskforce and team embarked on the raid of Oshodi area of Lagos State and arrested the suspects, recovered drugs and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and dangerous weapons.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, due to some complaints received and isolated cases of robbery in traffic and harassment at Oshodi area, has ordered the Commander RRS, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi and Commander Taskforce, CSP Sola Jejeloye, to consistently raid and police Oshodi area and other identified areas that are vulnerable to attacks.
Equally, the police operatives attached to Sagamu Road Division Ikorodu on 19th July, 2021, at 1.30pm, arrested one John Okibe, a 36 years old, at Aleje area of Ikorudu for threatening and attempting to rob a POS operator.
The suspect, who was arrested with a toy gun, has confessed to the crime.
The Commissioner of Police has ordered that the hoodlums be charged to court accordingly as the command plans more raids of such black spots in the state.
CP Odumosu also charged other tactical Commanders to go after hoodlums and miscreants in the state in order to get the state rid of crimes and criminality.
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