Over 100 suspects were arrested by Lagos State Police Command on July 19 and 20, 2021, after its operatives raided some black spots, particularly Oshodi Oke and under Oshodi bridge, and recovered weapons.
Disclosing this on Wednesday, July 21, the command’s spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the state Commissioner of Police, 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 the state.
“On the strength of the Commissioner of Police instruction, the Commander of Taskforce and team embarked on the raid of Oshodi area and arrested the suspects, recovered drugs and weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and dangerous weapons,” CSP Adejobi stated.
He said further that the Commissioner of Police, due to some complaints received on isolated cases of robbery in traffic and harassment at Oshodi area, ordered the Commander RRS, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi and Commander Taskforce, CSP Sola Jejeloye, to consistently raid and watch over Oshodi and other identified areas that were vulnerable to attacks.
Also, the police operatives attached to Sagamu Road Division, Ikorodu, arrested one John Okibe (36), at Aleje area of Ikorodu on July 19, at about 1:30pm, for alleged threat and attempt to rob a POS operator.
According to the PPRO, “the suspect, who was arrested with a toy gun, has confessed to the crime.
“The Commissioner of Police has therefore ordered that the hoodlums be charged to court accordingly, as the command plans more raids of such black spots in the state.”
He added that Odumosu also charged other tactical Commanders to go after hoodlums and miscreants in the state in order to get the state rid of crime and criminality.
