The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 150 suspects and recovered 100 unregistered motorcycles, firearms, suspected stolen items and illicit drugs during raids on criminal hideouts in the Igando and Idimu areas of the state.
The operation, conducted under the Command’s ongoing Operation KO S’AYE, targeted criminal hideouts at Boolar, Okofilling Bus Stop, Igando and other identified black spots within the Area M, Idimu axis.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the operation was carried out following credible intelligence.
According to him, the raid involved operatives drawn from different formations of the Lagos State Police Command and was aimed at flushing out criminal elements allegedly terrorising residents of the affected communities.
Adebisi said exhibits recovered during the operation included 100 unregistered motorcycles, 54 mobile phones, one double-barrel gun, two single-barrel guns, one locally made double-barrel short gun, two military camouflage uniforms, six generators suspected to have been stolen, assorted charms and substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other illicit drugs.
He added that all the suspects remained in police custody while investigations continued to determine their involvement in criminal activities.
According to him, suspects found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, commended the operatives for the successful operation and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to sustaining Operation KO S’AYE to rid the state of criminal hideouts.
He also appealed to residents to support the police with timely and credible information that would assist in identifying criminal hideouts, apprehending offenders and improving security across the state.
The police said Operation KO S’AYE would continue as part of efforts to combat cultism, armed robbery, drug-related offences and other violent crimes through intelligence-led operations across Lagos.
