…as CP Odumosu vows to make Lagos hot for criminals
By Okosun Dennis
Lagos State Police Command on Sunday re-echoed its readiness to tackle and decimate criminals in the state just as it confirmed the arrest of 50 suspected armed robbers and six cultists at Imota, Igbokuta, Adamo and Emure in Ikorodu and Ibeju-Lekki areas of the state.
They were said to have been arrested during a sting operation carried out by the Commissioner of Police Strike Force between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th March, 2021.
As a result, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has vowed to make Lagos State very hot and uncomfortable for criminals, especially cultists, who terrorise the good people of the state.
The 38 male and 12 suspects include Oladunni Abiodun, m, 20, Dosumu Oluwaseun, 22, Segun Adelaja, 29, Gbamila Iyabo, f, 26, wife of the Number 1 of Aye Confraternity in Igbokuta, arrested with one pump action loaded with 8 rounds of cartridges, Salisu Islamiyat, f, 29, wife of the Number 1 of Aye Confraternity in Emure, arrested with a locally-made pistol with some live cartridges.
Others are Abiodun Abbey, m, aka Oju Ogunle, alleged to have killed more than 22 people in Ikorodu area, and 44 others.
Items recovered from them include guns, live ammunition and cartridges, assorted charms, berets with Confraternity logos, paraphernalia of office of Confraternity and some dangerous weapons.
The Commissioner of Police also confirmed the arrest of the six suspected cultists at Ibeju-Lekki area of the state by the police operatives attached to Elemoro Division in compliance with directive of the Commissioners of Police on constant raids of the criminals hideouts in Eti Osa Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects arrested include Adeyemi Hassan, Adesoye Yusuf, Yusuf Sadiku, Isaila Adebanjo, ex-convict who and leader of Aye Confraternity, Mosuru Ojo, and Tajudeen Ramon, all males.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has put all Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers in the state on their toes to ensure that the state is rid of cultism, crimes and criminality.
He further charged them to spread and embrace the principles of the Community Policing concept of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, to have effective policing of their respective areas and the state at large.
He has ordered for prompt Investigation and prosecution of the cases as necessary arrangements have been made by the Lagos State Government to consistently fast track judicial processes in the state.
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