Relocate Now Or Be Crushed, Lagos CP Tells Kidnappers, Robbers
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi on Monday, told kidnappers and armed robbers operating in Lagos to either relocate from the state or be crushed by the police.
The Lagos police boss, who stated this while parading thirty-four suspected persons including the killer of Hector, the 2007 Guilder Ultimate Search winner said that the police will not condone any act of criminality in the state.
The suspects paraded include kidnappers, cultists armed robbers, ritualists and car snatchers terrorizing different parts of Lagos.
Imohimi said that all the suspects were arrested in the last two weeks in Lagos and some other states, stressing that arms and ammunitions, vehicles and other valuables were recovered from them.
He said that the suspected killer of Hector, identified as Ismail Adeyemi, led the police to his hideout at Sangotedo to recover the arms allegedly used in killing hector.
“The deployment of more personnel and sustenance of operation in the state command led to the arrest of 19 suspected cultists and armed robbers.
“Recovered items include six cars, stolen in Lagos but were sold off in Enugu where they were recovered. Four other vehicles were also recovered in Lagos.
“We commend Lagosians and the media for partnering with the police to record the success. We promise to sustain the tempo” he said.
