The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 36 suspects for various allegedly committed during the lockdown period.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana in a statement issued on Saturday.
He said that 20 suspects were arrested on Friday within Ilaje and Ajah communities for allegedly engaging in gang violence while seven were arrested on Saturday at Burma/Creek Road, Apapa for allegedly engaging in a battle for supremacy on the street by Area B Command, Apapa Division.
According to Elkana, nine suspects were also arrested along Abule Egba and Ifako Ijaiye areas for robbery attempts on residents in communities under Ogun State, on the outskirts of Lagos State.
“Investigation is ongoing and the suspects will soon be charged to Court,” he stated.
Elkana disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate deployment of operatives of the Command’s Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, Anti Robbery Squad, Anti Cultism Squad and Raiders to various parts of the state.
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He said the deployments were to support the efforts of Area Commands and Divisional patrol teams already deployed to the field to tackle the menace of social miscreants and violent crimes perpetrated by hoodlums.
“Operatives of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad are positioned in strategic locations to promptly respond to distress calls.
“Patrol teams have been deployed to the various communities and streets and the teams have been intensified around markets and stores to prevent hoodlums from stealing and looting,” Elkana said.
The PPRO assured members of the public of adequate protection of lives and property during and after the lockdown period.
He also gave out some numbers to call in case of emergency.
The numbers are; 09010512285, 09010512286, 09010512287, 09010512288.
