Lagos State Police Command has carried out raids at 14 area commands in the state, arresting 720 suspects with weapons and other incriminating items.
Thenewsbearer learnt that the raid occurred on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at about 7:00a.m., after the police identified black spots believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums.
According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the items found with the suspects included locally-made guns, live cartridges, charms, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp, substances suspected to be cocaine, and others suspected to have been looted from various shopping outlets within the state during the recent EndSARS protests.
Adejobi said that the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu had earlier warned and directed police officers and men to move against lawlessness and criminality in Lagos.
The police commissioner was also said to have affirmed the zeal of the command to sustain the operations beyond the yuletide season.
“CP Hakeem Odumosu has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, to commence discreet investigation on the arrested suspects, for immediate prosecution. “He has also urged those whose items were looted during the recent EndSARS violence to come up for claims of their items with proof of ownership,” the PPRO stated.
He added that Odumosu commended the officers and men of the command for the successful operations, while he charged them to be at alert for more operations across the state.
