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Police arrest 150, recover 100 motorcycles, firearms in Lagos

From The Punch · () English

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  • Lagos State Police Command arrested 150 suspects during a raid on criminal hideouts in Igando and Idimu.
  • Recovered items include 100 unregistered motorcycles, firearms, suspected stolen goods, and illicit drugs.
  • The operation, part of 'Operation KO S’AYE,' aims to eliminate safe havens for criminals and enhance public safety.

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 150 suspects and seized a significant cache of illicit items during a coordinated raid targeting criminal hideouts in the Igando and Idimu areas. The operation, dubbed 'Operation KO S’AYE,' focused on identified black spots, including Boolar and Okofilling Bus Stop, within the Area M, Idimu axis.

As part of the ongoing Operation KO S’AYE, the Lagos State Police Command has sustained its aggressive clearance operations against criminal hideouts across the state, in line with the Command’s commitment to ensuring that there is no safe haven for criminals.

— SP Abimbola AdebisiDescribing the police's ongoing efforts to combat crime.

Carried out on Sunday morning following credible intelligence, the raid involved a joint team of operatives from various police formations. The objective was to flush out hoodlums and criminal elements reportedly terrorizing local communities. The police aim to ensure that criminals have no safe haven within the state, thereby enhancing the safety of residents.

Acting on credible intelligence, a joint team of operatives drawn from different formations of the Command carried out a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts at Boolar, Okofilling Bus Stop, Igando, and other identified black spots within the Area M, Idimu axis.

— SP Abimbola AdebisiDetailing the execution of the raid.

Exhibits recovered during the operation are extensive. They include 100 unregistered motorcycles, 54 mobile phones, various firearms such as a double-barrel gun, two single-barrel guns, and a locally made short gun. Additionally, police seized two military camouflage uniforms, assorted charms, six generators believed to be stolen, and substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other illicit drugs.

Those found to have committed criminal offences will be charged to court accordingly.

— SP Abimbola AdebisiStating the consequences for apprehended suspects.

All arrested suspects are currently in police custody as investigations continue to ascertain their level of involvement. Those found culpable will face charges in court. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, commended the operatives for their professionalism and reaffirmed the command's commitment to sustaining anti-crime operations. He urged the public to support the police by providing timely and credible information.

Operation ‘KO S’AYE’ would continue to deny criminals safe havens and enhance the safety of residents.

— CP Tijani FataiReaffirming the command's commitment to the anti-crime operation.
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