Lagos Taskforce Nabs 76 Hoodlums
About seventy hoodlums have been arrested by the Lagos Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit as part of efforts to rid the state of crimes.It was gathered that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has tasked the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, Superintendent of Police (SP), Olayinka Egbeyemi, to completely eradicate all criminal hideouts and black-spots across the State.
Speaking with journalists, Egbeyemi, disclosed that the Commissioner of Police has mandated him and other Divisional Police Officers to wipe out all criminal elements from their hideouts across the state.
He said “The new Commissioner of Police is poised at tackling all criminal challenges and making sure that criminal elements were no longer allowed any free reign: they will not be given freedom of space to practice any of their criminal acts”.
He listed areas to be raided as directed by the Commissioner of Police to include Egbe-Idimu, Iyana-Ipaja (Abule-Oki & Car-wash), Ikotun, Mushin, Bariga, Apapa, Orile-Agege, Ajegunle, Ikorodu, Lagos-Island, Oshodi, Pen-cinema, Berger, Oyingbo, Mile 2, Fadeyi and Ojuelegba.
He added that, government would not fold it’s arms and watch criminals destroy huge investments already expended on infrastructural development across the state.
“ The Commissioner of Police has warned parents to always monitor their wards, particularly during and after these ’ember-months’, as anyone caught engaging in any criminal act, such as selling, smoking illicit drugs, rape, robbery, cultism or any other nefarious activity would be prosecuted in accordance with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Laws.”
