Lagos Police Command has arrested 27 suspects in a raid of different black spots in the metropolis between Thursday night and early morning of Friday.
The arrest was based on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu to Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, to dislodge criminals hibernating in notorious spots in Ikeja, Agege and Alimosho.
This happened as the Polive in Abuja apprehended six kidnap kingpins in the Federa Capital Territory (FCT).
Egbeyemi, in carrying out the Lagos CP’s directive had instructed the Undercover Operatives of the RRS to embark on surveillance and intelligence work on black spots in Agege, Alimosho and Ikeja with a view to bringing criminals in those areas to justice.
The arrest of the 27 suspects, which was led by CSP Egbeyemi, witnessed the team’s storming and combing of Ile Zik, Dopemu Under Bridge, Shasha, Orisumbare, Iyana – Ipaja Underbridge, Ile – Epo, Abule Egba, Isokoko, Alfa Nla, Capitol Road, Akilo, Marketing, Alausa Central Business District among others.
Six of the 27 suspects were handed over to Shasha Police Division, nine to Area G in Ogba and 12 to Area F in Ikeja.
Egbeyemi noted that his team would continue to intensify efforts towards ensuring that “incidence of traffic robbery as well as cultism reduces in the metropolis”, adding that the squad was up to the task.
Commenting on the development, CP Hakeem Odumosu advised parents to monitor their wards and the kind of group their children belong to, noting that, cultism and traffic robbery were serious crimes and suspects would not be spared from facing justice from crime committed.
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In a related development, the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has arrested six suspects in Apo over alleged kidnapping.
This is contained in a statement by ASP Mariam Yusuf, FCT Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Abuja on Sunday.
Yusuf said the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence report indicating that they had abducted three persons.
According to her, the suspects were arrested by police operatives on routine patrol, while attempting to relocate one of their victims.
She said that further investigations led to successful rescue of two other victims who identified the suspects as kidnappers.
The PPRO said the command had deployed covert and overt crime fighting strategies in strengthening security across the FCT, especially in areas with cumbersome terrain.
She said the command had also launched a strategic counter kidnapping operation, to checkmate emerging security concerns in the territory.
Yusuf said that the command was working closely with sister security agencies, key stakeholders and community leaders to rid the FCT of criminal elements.
She called on residents to remain calm and law abiding, while enjoining them to report suspicious persons or activities around their vicinity, to the nearest police division.
She said such report could also be made through any of the FCT Police Command Control numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883.
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