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Lagos Police Disclose Number Of Suspects Arrested In Eight Months

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3 years ago

Sep 8, 2021.

The Lagos State Police Command has disclosed the number of suspects arrested in the state in eight months.

EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has disclosed that the Command has arrested no fewer than 493 armed robbers and 397 cultists in the state between January and August 2021.

Odumosu made the disclosure while speaking at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2021 Security Meets Business Dialogue Series in Lagos on Tuesday.

He said, “In summary, between January 2021 till date; the Command arrested four hundred and ninety-three (493) armed robbers (including traffic robbers), three hundred and ninety-seven (397) cultists and one hundred and eighty-six (186) suspects for murder cases.

“In the same vein, one hundred and sixty robberies (160) incidents perpetrated by the hoodlums were foiled, while six (6) residential robberies were successful but no life lost in any of these.

“In addition, the Command was able to recover forty (40) stolen vehicles: ninety-eight (98) arms and two hundred and forty-three (243) various calibers of ammunition: eleven (11) dangerous weapons and some illicit drugs,” the police commissioner disclosed.

He further stated that the Lagos State Police Command had critically examined the security challenges in the state and proffered possible solutions that are crucial to sustainable security, public safety, and economic growth.

Odumosu added that the Command had encouraged the use of private guards and registered security operatives to complement the police and other formal security agencies in Lagos State.

The police commissioner said, “You are implored to take the free service rendered by the Police, to take your employees to any Police Division or Area Command where your business entity is domiciled to enable them profile such staff for record purposes. This will serve as deterrent to commit crimes and/or make it possible to track them down when crime is committed.”

He further noted that the involvement of private firms and individuals/experts in promoting security via donations and provision of logistics to assist the state government and its agencies had become necessary in the state.