By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/
LAGOS– Commissioner of Police Lagos State Police Command CP Adegoke Fayoade said yesterday the Command arrested 37 suspects involved in criminal activities ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping and cultism with one month of his assumption in office. He also informed that a total number of 16 firearms including a toy pistol and 72 live cartridges and 75 live ammunition with the period under review.
The CP who was briefing the press for the first time said he was in the state to fight crimes and was ready to do that so that Lagosians can sleep with their two eyes closed. He said, “Gentlemen of the press, before you today we have a total of Thirty-Seven(37) suspects who have engaged in varying crimes includingarmed robbery, stealing, cultismand unlawful possession of firearms.
“From all these cases which we successfully cracked, we recovered a total of Sixteen(16) firearmsincluding a toy pistol, Seventy-Two(72) live cartridges,Seventy-Five(75) live ammunition,one expended cartridge,one pistol magazine,Sixaxes, Fourdaggers, Five Cutlasses, Two (2) vehicles, one POS Machines.
“Find below a summary of these aforementioned cases: On January11, 2024, at about 2130hrs, operatives of the Command arrested one Idowu Yunusa‘m’ aged 25 who was seenattacking with intent to rob a passerbyaround Igando. Alocally madeshot gunwasrecovered from him. “On January 11, 2024, at about 1530hrs, operatives of the Command arrested one Damilola Ontinride ‘m’ aged 36 who was seen loitering around Mile 12 area. One locally fabricated baretta pistol with one live ammunition was recovered from him. He is suspected to be amember of anarmed robbery gang.Similarly, on January 11, 2024, at about 1500hrs, officers of the Command arrested one Rilwan Kareem ‘m’, Adejumo Noah ‘m’, Oluwadade Oluwasegun ‘m’ and Babatunde Raheed ‘m’ who were stopped and searched based on their suspicious movement within Aguda area. One locally fabricated double barrel gun was recovered from them.” The cases are many but I have give these few for the sake of time. Let me reiterate my resolve to fight crime in the state to a logical conclusion and ensure that Lagosians sleep with their two eyes closed.”
