By: Ade Phillips
The Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command, Adegoke Fayoade, has revealed that a total of 2,329 suspects were apprehended within his first 100 days in office.
Mr. Fayoade made this disclosure on Wednesday during a briefing with journalists, highlighting the accomplishments since assuming his position in the Lagos police command.
He stated that the arrests comprised individuals suspected of involvement in various crimes such as cultism, armed robbery, and kidnapping, among others.
The commissioner emphasized that many of the suspects were apprehended during operations targeting different black spots across the state. Out of those apprehended, 2,253 have been prosecuted, with plans underway to prosecute the remaining suspects.
Mr. Fayoade specifically highlighted that in the past month alone, the command arrested 64 suspects, including armed robbers, cultists, and individuals in possession of illegal firearms and drugs.
“We recovered a total of 20 firearms, including four toy guns, 120 rounds of toy ammunition, 28 live ammunition, 15 live cartridges, three expended cartridges, four vehicles, seven POS machines, cutlasses, illicit drugs and various charms.
“A total of 4,502 motorcycles have so far been impounded on banned routes and have been handed over to the Lagos State Government for crushing.
“All suspects are to be charged to court at the conclusion of investigations,” he said.
The commissioner explained that in the last 100 days, he had piloted the affairs of the command with all sense of professionalism. He then charged his men to show commitment and not to spare any officer found wanting.
Mr Fayoade said that the security architecture of the command was reorganised by intensifying patrols, paying special attention to high-risk areas, especially at peak periods, which he stressed had helped to reduce traffic robberies.
He commended the media and sister security agencies for their support during the period, calling for more collaboration.
The commissioner said that the command was committed to the security of lives and properties in Lagos state, stressing that the waterways were also being secured in collaboration with the Navy and JTF.
“We shall be engaging with the communities to build trust, gather information and collaborate to address safety concerns.
”We shall also leverage technology like surveillance, GPS tracking and data analysis for better monitoring and response,” he said.
56 suspects were paraded, and arms, ammunition, substance suspected to be weed, and charms were displayed on Wednesday for journalists.
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