Operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) in a midnight raid in some parts of the state over the weekend arrested 77 suspected criminals including prostitutes.
Chairman of the Agency, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Chief Superintendent of Police in a statement disclosed that the mid-night raid was carried out due to the incessant complaints by residents around Akowonjo, Egbeda, Shasha, Iyana-Ipaja, Ayobo and Abule-Oki and in continuation of total eradication of criminal hideouts across the State.
Egbeyemi disclosed further that the raid was carried out on the directives of both the government and the State Commissioner of Police, CP, Zubairu Muazu.
He stated that the CP is poised at tackling current 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.” Read more