Lagos Police Arrest 50 Gang Members Terrorising The State

The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said 50 members of ‘One Million Boys,’ a cult group, have been arrested, even as the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu launched a Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants in Lagos State.

The team is tasked with the responsibility of dislodging social miscreants in the State. Such miscreants are operating under different names such as ‘One Million Boys,’ ‘No Salary Boys,’ ‘Awawa Boys,’ and so on.

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A statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, said the miscreants were responsible for series of violent crimes and attacks in different communities and neighborhoods.

“They also engage in traffic robberies, assaults, murder, and sexual assaults. The operations are mostly Intelligence-driven, collating actionable information about the activities of such miscreants, their membership and hideouts and taking the battle to their doorsteps.

“Members of the operation were drawn from Tactical Units, State Intelligence Bureau, Operations Department and State Criminal Investigation Department with ACP Odubona Oludotun, AC Operations as its Chairman. The Task Team is established in response to the recent activities of those miscreants in Ijegun, Itire, Isheri, etc., where they vandalized some vehicles and destroyed some properties of innocent citizens for no just cause.

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